International
The Life of Luxury and How to Sell It
Luxury is its own market, but who shops there? Who sells there? What's the best strategy?
IMF creates an ‘early warning system’ to predict the next house price crash
The International Monetary Fund's House Prices at Risk tool is designed to flag property markets at risk of significant price drops at least a year before the market turns
Knight Frank launches European resi investment team
Agency hires JLL's Stuart Osborn to run new dedicated offering
The political message of Hong Kong’s proposed vacancy tax speaks louder than its efficacy in bringing down home prices
Ken Chu, Chairman & CEO of Hong Kong property developer Mission Hills Group, defends the city-state's proposed new property tax in the South China Morning Post.
In Pictures: BIG reveals hurricane-proof floating city concept for the UN
The United Nations has drawn up plans for a sustainable 'modular maritime metropolis', which could be home to over 10,000 people while withstanding rising sea levels and climate catastrophes
NY luxury brokerage Stribling joins Compass
Manhattan luxury specialist Stribling has merged with acquisitive real estate firm Compass
Touring the Foreign Office’s amazing luxury property portfolio
Analysis prompted by last month's purchase of a spectacular £12m penthouse in Manhattan reveals the FCO currently owns 87 £5m+ properties around the world
What Does The New Mansion Tax Mean For New York?
The new real estate tax regime 'will take a little time to get assimilated', writes Frederick Peters, CEO of Warburg Realty in New York, for Forbes - but 'if it makes the subways run on time, it will…
New York’s luxury homeowners face ‘mansion tax’
State budget deal includes new one-time sales tax, pitched at over 4% on homes worth more than $25m
Buffet builds the USA’s biggest resi brokerage
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices of America has now usurped Realogy's NRT as the largest Stateside operator, accounting for nearly 350k transactions last year
China’s ‘Silk Road urbanism’ is changing cities from London to Kampala – can locals keep control?
Jonathan Silver of the University of Sheffield and Alan Wiig of the University of Massachusetts Boston explore how China's vast "Belt & Road" investment initiative is transforming neighbourhoods around…
Ranked: Average estate agency commissions in European countries
'The UK is actually home to the lowest estate agent fees in the EU', claims some research.