International
‘London is an evergreen market and a must have for [Singaporean] property investors’ – JLL
Singaporean buying interest in London property remains high (writes Romesh Navaratnarajah, Singapore Editor of PropertyGuru Group) although a slight slowdown is expected this year due to constraints…
Inside the world’s most expensive penthouse
The world's most expensive penthouse - £240m - has been unveiled in Monaco. It has a waterslide to link the dancefloor to the pool.
Taking over the top five storeys of the Tour Odeon tower on Av.
Why is Dubai’s mainstream market outperforming its luxury homes market?
What lessons can the UK Government learn from policy decisions in other prime property markets around the world? Knight Frank's Khawar Khan explains the reasons behind Dubai's dual-speed market...
Middle Eastern buyers account for 50% of Mayfair’s super-prime deals
Middle Eastern buyers account for half of Mayfair's super-prime (£10m+) deals and around 10% of all acquisitions in the area, says Wetherell.
INTERVIEW: 3RD HOME’s Giles Adams on collaborative consumption
Launched in 2010, 3RD HOME - a reciprocal travel club for luxury second homeowners - now hosts a £3.2 billion portfolio of properties in some of the world's most exclusive locations.
French Lessons: Wealth tax woes continue in Paris
The punitive tax regime put in place by the French government has had a dramatic effect on the country’s housing market.
Free Lamborghini Diablo: Spanish villa offered with supercar sweetener
A villa on the Costa del Sol is being offered for sale with a free Lamborghini Diablo thrown in to sweeten the deal.
‘Dark storm brewing’ for China’s domestic property portals
"A dark storm is brewing in China’s local real estate market," proclaims Andrew Taylor, the co-founder of Chinese super-portal Juwai, as reports circulate that local realtors and agents are boycotting…
The ‘Uberfication’ of the real estate industry (video)
The property industry can learn a lot from minicab app Uber, concludes a panel of US real estate experts assembled by Inman News.
£13,400 psf! Hong Kong house smashes global asking price record
A new development at the top of Hong Kong's exclusive Victoria Peak has just smashed the record for the world's highest asking price per square foot.
US luxury homes outperforming those in Europe and Asia
Average prime resi prices around the world have ticked up by 6.2% over the last twelve months, says Knight Frank, but it's the big US cities that are steaming ahead at the moment.
Chinese investment into London resi leaps 84% in a year
Outbound investment from China to London has ballooned over the last 12 months, making it the most popular global destination for Chinese investment after a series of pushes from Mayor Boris et al to make…