International Markets
The world’s billionaires have seen a ‘significant decrease’ in wealth & numbers
UK billionaires' combined net worth fell by 17% in 2018, reports Wealth-X
Criminal gangs have been laundering billions through Vancouver’s runaway property market
Government of British Columbia faces calls to tighten up its laws as experts warn that at least £3bn was laundered via its real estate market last year, by some of the world's biggest underworld organisations…
French government opens up historic property sales data
Researching the market on the other side of the Channel just got a whole lot easier
Real Estate’s Latest Bid: Zillow Wants to Buy Your House
Ben Casselman and Conor Dougherty report for the New York Times on how Silicon Valley is looking to change the process of buying and selling a home for the digital age...
Tuscany ‘back in the spotlight’ as international HNW buyers flock
The Florentine prime property market is seeing something of a renaissance thanks to Italy's €100,000 flat tax rate, reports Knight Frank
Ranked: The world’s most ‘resilient’ cities for investors
New York, Tokyo, London and Los Angeles are the four global cities 'most resilient to global disruption now and in 2028', says Savills - but a realm of challengers are rising in India, China and the Middle…
Marriott rolls out a global ‘luxury home rental initiative’
Hotel group Marriott is taking on Airbnb in the holiday lettings arena, launching a new top-end home rental platform in the United States, Europe, the Caribbean and Latin America
Infography: International prime resi markets at a glance
Visualising current values, 10-year capital growth and the impact local currency can play across the world's most established prime markets
How Luxury Developers Use a Loophole to Build Soaring Towers for the Ultrarich in NY
Matthew Haag reveals how high-rise property developers are exploiting a 'planning loophole' to add extra storeys to tall towers, for the New York Times
At a glance: Property taxes around the world
CBRE compares how the tax treatment of property differs by country, but which is the most favourable for buyers?
Ranked: The world’s most expensive cities in 2019
Hong Kong tops CBRE's list once again, with London down in eighth place. 30 of the 35 profiled cities have seen residential real estate values rise in the last year, led by a Spanish property boom.
IMF creates an ‘early warning system’ to predict the next house price crash
The International Monetary Fund's House Prices at Risk tool is designed to flag property markets at risk of significant price drops at least a year before the market turns