International Markets
The City of Lights Vs The Big Smoke: Comparing prime property markets in Paris & London
Paris and London are very different cities - but they also have a lot in common, and both hold strong appeal for HNW property buyers.
Prime global cities post lowest annual rate of property price inflation in six years
Singapore and Hong Kong have seen prime property prices rise the fastest in the last year, says Knight Frank; Vancouver has seen the biggest fall
Short-let shock as Paris tenant forced to hand over €46k in Airbnb income
Record penalty handed down after owner finds her apartment had been sublet on Airbnb since 2011;
Mapped: Global wealth growth, inequality & millionaire populations
Total global wealth has risen by 4.6% in the last 12 months, reports Credit Suisse, while the world's dollar millionaire population increased by 5.8%
Significantly more global HNWIs are looking to buy homes than sell
38% of the world's wealthiest are in the market to buy a new home within the next three years, while just 23% are considering selling
‘Angry mobs’ target developers’ offices in China after price cuts
Full-price buyers have been demonstrating against Golden Week price promotions
Ten trends set to influence the Alpine property market
Knight Frank takes the temperature of the market for ski chalets in prime French and Swiss ski resorts, finding that Villars and Verbier have out-performed in the last 12 months
Spending habits of the super-rich; a field-guide
Art, property, travel - and ginger biscuits. Quintessentially Estates has taken a look at how its international HNW clients like to spend their wealth
‘Cracks are appearing at the top end’ of global property markets, warns UBS
Residential property prices are falling in half of the world's "bubble risk" cities, say investment experts
Talking Heads: On China’s Golden Week & the London property market
Over three quarters of Chinese have property purchase intentions in mind when they travel overseas, according to a recent survey, but will the upcoming extended national holiday result in a "bonanza"…
Profit or Pleasure: International second home owners are prioritising rental returns over personal holidays for the first time
The global market for second homes has changed significantly over the past ten years, say Savills and HomeAway, with buyers now prioritising rental income over the luxury of buying exclusively for their…
Ten years since the crash: How European cities’ property markets have fared
14 charts from Knight Frank that explore how housing markets in 14 key European cities have changed since 2008