International
Engel & Völkers appoints new COO
Paloma Pérez Bravo has taken on responsibility for the entire franchise business and all market centre operations in the EMEA region
Paul White of Four Seasons on branded residences & the new world of luxury living
INTERVIEW: One of the biggest names in luxury, Canadian hospitality giant Four Seasons has pioneered the concept and delivery of branded residences since 1985, and now operates 41 such schemes across…
Grosvenor extends net zero carbon pledge globally
Group commits to achieving net zero carbon operational emissions from all directly-managed buildings around the world by 2030, and all those indirectly-managed by 2050
Hong Kong’s prime Kai Tak development plot goes for HK$15.95bn
A consortium of property developers has acquired the most valuable slice of residential development land on Hong Kong's former airport, for significantly less than the adjacent plot
Watch: Real estate agent invokes The Joker to sell luxury townhouse
In the face of stiff competition, Australian agent Christian Gravias has almost certainly produced the strangest real estate video of the year.
WSJ: Inside a Chinese Developer’s Nearly $3 Billion Bet on the Storied Waldorf Astoria
375 private apartments in Manhattan's famous Waldorf Astoria are due to come to market next year...
Returns Trip: Global trends in holiday home ownership
"The second home market has changed significantly over the last decade," says Savills. "Once a discretionary purchase primarily for own use, today’s global market is driven by income returns."
WSJ: Pitching a New York landmark’s puzzling penthouse
Buyers can't seem to work what to do with the 'oddly shaped' five-storey space atop Manhattan’s Woolworth Building, reports the Wall Street Journal...
Global prime property slowdown ‘gathers pace’
A year ago, Knight Frank declared the start of "the Great Moderation" in the world's prime residential markets; the firm's latest Global Prime Cities Index bears out the prediction...
Europe’s resi real estate investors are ‘bullish’ despite Brexit & regulatory concerns
Paris, Berlin and Frankfurt are the top picks for real estate investment in 2020, reports PWC
Unfinished Bel Air mansion faces demolition over safety concerns
City officials are calling for a vast luxury new-build project in Los Angeles to be torn down to the foundations
Prague partnership boosts Savills’ resi presence in Central Europe
Savills signs up independent residential agency LEXXUS in the Czech Republic