International Properties
$177m Malibu mansion deal sets new California record
Tycoon splashes out on spectacular seven-acre oceanfront estate, eclipsing Jeff Bezos' $165m acquisition in LA early this year.
Mandarin Oriental launches standalone residences in New York
The luxury hospitality brand's latest venture is transforming the former Gucci HQ into 69 condominiums with five-star service and amenities.
Magnificent Roman villa with unique Caravaggio ceiling seeks £400m
Villa Aurora in Rome is due to go under the hammer in January, with an opening bid of €471m.
Mapped: Which global property markets are most at risk of a bubble?
London property remains overvalued, says UBS, but the UK capital is near the bottom of the bubble-risk table this year.
In Pictures: Studio Indigo designs extraordinary butterfly-shaped Moscow mansion
100,000 square foot residence includes a ‘James Bond-style lair’ for the owner’s extensive car collection.
Watch: Billionaire reveals BIG plans for a brand new American city
A billionaire and an architect have revealed a plan to build an entirely new city for five million people in an American desert. They just need a location and around $400bn to do it.
LA mansion sells to ‘homeless billionaire’, setting an auction price record
Once home to newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst and honeymoon destination for JFK, LA's Beverly House has sold at a bankruptcy auction for a reported $63.1 million.
Mandarin Oriental confirms new standalone resi project in Beverly Hills
The luxury hospitality group’s first standalone resi project on the US West Coast, at 9200 Wilshire Boulevard, will be delivering 54 top-end units designed by UK-based studio 1508 London.
‘Legacy unicorn property’ on St Barts offered for sale at $80m
An enormous and lavish Caribbean villa near Eden Rock Hotel in UHNW hotspot Saint Barthélemy is being offered for sale, asking US$80 million (c.£57.8m).
Once pitched at $500m, Bel Air spec ultra-mansion reportedly in receivership
Nile Niami's 100,000 sq ft private palace project, "The One", has reportedly gone into receivership.
AUS$100m Sydney penthouse ‘competes with the best homes in the world’
The 9,149 square foot duplex at the One Barangaroo scheme is expected to achieve one of the highest prices ever seen in the Australian market.
‘Spain’s top property’: Designer Mallorca mansion pitched at €65m
A striking contemporary mansion is being marketed as "the top property in Spain" and "without doubt the most impressive property on Mallorca", with a €65 million (c.£55m) asking price.