International Markets
Vancouver declares 5% of homes ’empty’ – and liable for a new tax
8,481 of residential properties in the Canadian city were "unoccupied/underutilized" for more than 180 days last year
PIRI 100: European cities emerge from decade of weak growth
Annual index tracks performance of world’s leading prime second home and city resi markets
How many square metres of luxury property does US$1m buy around the world?
With US$1m you could afford 16 square metres in Monaco, 28 in London, or 173 in Sao Paulo...
Trumponomics is ‘supercharging’ Manhattan’s luxury property scene ‘like the Reagan era’, claims agent
Leslie J Garfield & Co reports "a significant upturn in demand, values and pipeline projects" in New York's top-end real estate market
Ranked: Global hotspots for HNW property buyers
The world's 50 'most desirable' cities, top 10 resorts and 20 up-and-coming destinations, ranked by international property consultancy BARNES
French private banks are shying away from some HNW international buyers
French banks have changed mortgage rules for certain nationalities, says Enness International's Enzo Marchetti as he reports from Monaco on the property finance landscape.
Prime property markets under-perform the mainstream in most global cities
China dominates the top of Savills' global cities property price inflation table
Harrods launches in-store property service selling super-prime enclaves
Harrods Estates takes up residence on the second floor of the Knightsbridge department store to market luxury properties in Switzerland and Dubai; moves Fulham Road branch operations over to HQ
Hong Kong is still the most expensive city in the world
London is ranked seventh in CBRE's latest comparison of property and living costs in 29 global cities
Ranked: The best French Alpine resorts for property buyers
Chamonix comes out on top in a head-to-head comparison of 21 French ski resorts
Rise of the ‘New Aristocracy’: Profiling the world’s younger HNW home-buyers
There's a new breed of affluent home-buyer, declares Luxury Portfolio after looking at some demographics and research findings on the world's super-rich.
America Thirst: Foreign buyers pile into US luxury real estate market
UK nationals among top buyers as annual overseas investment soars 72%; Miami, Manhattan and LA accounting for 40% of all non-resident buyer transactions over $1m