International Properties
Demolition ordered for ‘pharaonic’ £50m French mansion
Neighbours' 14-year planning battle ends with a demolition order for a vast party pad near Cannes
Historic Riviera mansion breaks the Cannes price record
The grand Rimbaud-designed Château Soligny, overlooking the Bay of Cannes, has sold on a guide price of €55m.
In Pictures: MIPIM Award Winners 2019
A student accommodation scheme in Wilhelmsburg, Hamburg, has been named 2019's Best Residential Development by a panel of judges in Cannes. Yorkshire's 'Future Park' is this year's 'Best Futura Mega Project'.
Hudson Yards Is Manhattan’s Biggest, Newest, Slickest Gated Community. Is This the Neighbourhood New York Deserves?
The New York Times uses some spectacular visuals and harsh words to explore the USA's biggest ever private mixed-use property venture - Hudson Yards.
In Pictures: 2019’s ‘Buildings of the Year’
Gianni Botsford's striking "House in a Garden" in Notting Hill has been named as one of the world's 15 best new buildings, alongside Thomas Heatherwick's Coal Drops Yard, the Macallan's new visitor centre…
The Celebrity Premium Myth And Why Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch Is Finally Priced To Sell
As Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch sees another dramatic price cut (the asking price has dropped from $100m in 2015 to $31m now), Forbes explores whether a celebrity owner has any real impact on a property's…
US developer claims portal published ‘inaccurate’ info about his $150m mega-mansion; sues for $60m
High-profile developer Bruce Makowsky files lawsuit against Zillow, claiming the real estate giant published 'misleading, false, and inaccurate information' about his $150m Bel Air super-home that 'corrupts…
Japan’s ‘Emperor of Architecture’ wins the 2019 Pritzker Prize
In Pictures: The buildings of Pritzker Prize winner Arato Isozaki.
‘The Mountain of Beverley Hills’ development plot gets a $350k price cut
157-acre site in Los Angeles was previously listed at a cool $1bn.
The real Crazy Rich Asian palace is worth a cool $3.5 billion
Bloomberg reports on two abandoned palaces in a "swathe of untended jungle" in the heart of Singapore, that could be worth US$3.5bn if they were ever sold for development.
UAE private island proposition lists at £360m
Buyers offered 660 acres of 'partially-developed' land backdropped by the Arabian Peninsula, with an array of waterfront homes, hotels and resorts...
Paris apartment sells for record €39m
'European businessperson' drops huge sum in the 7th arrondissement after exiting London.