International
Chinese buyers are ‘increasingly more daring with their real estate investments’
Chinese buyers are looking to less traditional international property destination as "many housing markets around the world are now considered overvalued," says super-portal Juwai.
Prime global rents soften; London prime rents stand 23% above 2008’s post-Lehman level
Rents in global prime cities have dropped a touch, says Knight Frank, although the rate of decline is slowing in the world's key financial centres..
Milestone expansion for Chestertons in the Caymans
Estate agency Chestertons has made a move into the Cayman Islands, signing up Milestone Properties on Grand Cayman as an associate in the offshore haven
Murdoch makes a $1bn move on US online property
Rupert Murdoch's News Corp has announced that it is buying the US-based online real estate titan Move, Inc. for around $950m.
Lodha calls in Kelly Hoppen to style Mumbai tower
Indian super-developer Lodha, which recently announced plans for a $5bn move on London's residential market, has called on the celebrity prowess of interior designer/BBC Dragon Kelly Hoppen MBE via celebrity d…
In Pictures: The world’s tallest vertical garden
A new 46-storey "sustainable high-rise" development in Sri Lanka is aiming to become the tallest vertical garden in the world.
What do China’s super-rich look for in an overseas property?
Chinese super-portal Juwai has made a list of what China's super-rich value most when it comes to buying stuff, and overseas property in particular..
London overtakes Hong Kong as most expensive place to live and work
London is the most expensive city in the world to locate an employee, overtaking the "winner" for the last five years, Hong Kong, in Savills Live/Work Index
London Vs Monaco: Comparing ultra-prime twin markets
Prime Central London has closed the property price gap on Monaco over the last few years, says Monaco/London agent Pastor Real Estate, with the difference in average sale prices closing from 64% in 2011 …
Chestertons makes a move on Marbs
Chestertons has done a deal with Marbella estate agency Affinity Property Group to open a new Spanish outpost in Puerto Banus, Chestertons Affinity.
City Minutes: The view from New York, London & Hong Kong
The rise of New York's Midtown district, Hong Kong's new-build resi recovery and the most obvious risk to London's future growth; Three experts share their thoughts on current conditions and the potential outlook for…
London’s Overseas Buyers: Top five boroughs
Tooting MP Sadiq Khan has come out blazing against the number of foreign buyers in the capital (again), raising the point - supported by new stats from Department of Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) - …