International
Glass skyscrapers: A great environmental folly that could have been avoided
If architects had paid more attention to the difficulties of building with glass, the great environmental damage wrought by modern glass skyscrapers could have been avoided, argues Henrik Schoenefeldt…
The Riviera’s magnificent Villa ‘Les Cèdres’ sells for €200m
Italian drinks firm Campari has found a private buyer for the remarkable Villa 'Les Cèdres' in Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, which was once listed for sale at €350m
Berlin & Paris lead price growth as global prime resi markets slow
Average per square foot values in global prime cities trickled up by just 0.7% in the last year, says Savills. This compares to an annual increase of 5.1% in the year to June 2018...
Watch: US design agency ‘reinvents’ the high-end real estate ad
A US design agency has put a new spin on the traditional real estate ad with a set of ultra-cool shorts for a luxury developer in Thailand
Residential investment surges by 150%, despite Brexit
2018 was 'a breakthrough year' for institutional property investment in the UK, says JLL
Beyond Capital Appreciation: What are Asian investors looking for in post-boom London?
Lawyer Chris Myers explains why capital appreciation and rental yields are no longer the only considerations for investors looking to buy in the UK capital - 'value-add' is now a fundamental part of the …
Chinese property portal & Asian real estate platform merge to create international new-build powerhouse
Juwai.com and IQI Global have merged to create 'Asia’s biggest proptech group specialised in global new development properties'
Inside the eye-popping Dolce & Gabbana villa on Stromboli
The Italian fashion icons' amazing Aeolian holiday home is up for sale, asking £5.8m
Christie’s International launches ‘Masters Circle’ for top luxury brokers
Four Strutt & Parker agents have made the grade to join CIRE's first batch of 'elite' luxury property brokers
Hong Kong sells Kai Tak’s biggest residential plot at discount as city’s unrest drives investors to sidelines
The South China Morning Post reports that a consortium has acquired the biggest resi development site on the former Kai Tak Airport - paying less than the low-end market valuation
Major new prime resi development investment fund debuts with 22-storey King’s Cross tower
A Hong Kong investment firm has teamed up with Gordon Crawford's ED Group to create a nine-figure fund to back residential development projects in central London; LBS Properties has been brought in to…
NYC apartment owners pay $11m to keep their views
Residents of a high-end block in west Manhattan have managed to prevent a new development from obstructing their views of the Empire State Building - without a court case in sight...