International
Luxury real estate giant Engel & Völkers exits UK market; continues global expansion
German-based behemoth no longer operating in the UK, following the closure of its sole PCL branch; worldwide commission revenues soar by 11% as major rollout continues across Europe & North America..
Developer Yoo teams up with travel company for luxury holiday rental JV
John Hitchcox's design-led property firm Yoo has formed a joint venture with a travel company, opening up over 80 of its luxury residential developments around the world to holiday rentals.
Sicilian standoff stalls Monaco’s $2bn Le Portier project
The tiny principality's efforts to enlarge its land area by building a whole new neighbourhood off the coast have been hit by delays over the sourcing of 1.2 million tonnes of sand from Sicily
President Trump Eyes a New Real-Estate Purchase: Greenland
The American President wants to buy Greenland from Denmark, apparently
Profits plunge for Dubai’s Damac
Luxury property developer's profits record an 87% fall in Q2, but the company "remains financially robust"
Caudwell relaunches luxury Riviera sales with social media drive
Mobile phone magnate and luxury property baron John Caudwell has kicked off a renewed push to drive sales at his Parc du Cap development on the French Riviera
‘Mounting economic headwinds’ curb prime property price growth in global cities
Luxury property price inflation across 46 global cities continues to fall short of the long-term average, says Knight Frank
Fashion designer acquires iconic Lake Maggiore estate
Donatella Versace has shelled out €5m for the Mondadori Villa, which has been in the hands of the Mondadori publishing dynasty since the 1920s and hosted luminaries including Walt Disney and Ernest Hem…
DAMAC chief: ‘I see 2019 as a year of opportunity in London’
Current uncertainties around Brexit offer just the right conditions to strike great property deals, says billionaire Emirati developer Hussain Sajwani...
Knight Frank ‘significantly bolsters’ London China team with series of new hires
Lili Zhang has been recruited from Savills to run Knight Frank's enlarged and restructured residential China Desk in London
The $100m+ Club: Putting last week’s French Riviera & Singapore mega-deals in context
How do the sales of Villa ‘Les Cèdres’ and Nassim Road rank amongst all the publicly-recorded $100m+ transactions since 2006?
Singapore bungalow sets new price record
The chairman of developer Wing Tai Holdings has been linked with a record-breaking £137m purchase in the wealthy city-state