International
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.
Change at the top for Purplebricks as revenues fail to meet expectations
Hybrid estate agency announces replacement CEOs in the UK and USA.
Rumours swirl around Savills & JLL
Comments made by JLL boss Christian Ulbrich lead to some interesting speculation about the two real estate giants...
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...
Vancouver’s sharp market correction sees sales tumble by 39%
Transaction volumes in the Canadian city were over a third lower at the start of this year than the ten-year January average.
Paris apartment sells for record €39m
'European businessperson' drops huge sum in the 7th arrondissement after exiting London.
Wealth taxes are back in fashion – but they’re still a terrible idea
'There is simply no escaping the fact that wealth is far more difficult to tax than income,' argues Jan Zeber in The Spectator.
Super-tall, super-skinny, super-expensive: The ‘pencil towers’ of New York’s super-rich
The Guardian's architecture critic Oliver Wainwright rails against esoteric planning rules that have allowed 'a new breed of needle-like tower' to punch through the New York skyline.
MIPIM Awards 2019: Resi finalists in pictures
New residential developments in London, Hamburg, Amsterdam and Copenhagen have been shortlisted by the MIPIM Awards judging jury.
Iconic Monaco mansion asks €125m
The Villa l’Echauguettence was formerly owned by casino tycoon and "magician of Monte Carlo", Francois Blanc
NYC’s iconic Halston House sells for $18m
Deal agreed on Bauhaus-inspired former residence of the legendary fashion designer Halston
Manhattan’s luxury property market set for ‘the worst January since 2012’
Olshan Realty reports a slow start to the year for high-value home sales in the Big Apple