International
“Quantum leap” of Chinese buyers into global gateway cities expected
Property market cooling measures across Asia are driving a new wave of investors overseas, says Andrew Batt from Singapore.
Hamptons partners with currency exchange to help foreign buyers
Hamptons International has teamed up with HiFX, the UK's biggest non-bank, direct to consumer online international payments business, to help out global clients looking to buy in Blighty, and British…
Islamic investment “has become a financial powerhouse in the UK”
Sharia investment is booming around the world but the UK's 10,000 Muslim millionaires "are still limited in their options," says prime central London property investment house LCP.
INTERVIEW: Greenland Group’s GM Wenhao Qian on moving into London
China’s Greenland Group has dived headfirst into the London property market in 2014, with two landmark acquisitions on either side of the capital.
March of the Oligarchs? The buying agent’s view
Yes there has been a boost in enquiries from Russia and Ukraine lately, but nothing like the increase in the number of British buyers, says Edo Mapelli Mozzi...
Savills' World in London Report 2013
Global house prices post record 8.4% growth
House prices around the world rose by 8.4% in 2013 (1.2% in Q4), according to Knight Frank;
The Doer-Upper goes bargain hunting in St Tropez
Buying a house in France is one thing, says Alan Page; owning it under Monsieur Hollande's regime is quite another. Which means that Riviera brokers' books are bulging with unsold second homes;
March of the Oligarchs? The estate agent’s view
Could the UK's property market be affected by the proposed sanctions on Russia? Let's not get hysterical, says Trevor Abrahmsohn...
Thai Times: CBRE Thailand recruits London property expert
CBRE Thailand has appointed an International Residential Investment Manager to cope with the growing number of Thai buyers looking at buying and investing in London property, says PropertyGuru's Andrew…
Overseas spending boom forecast for Swiss HNWIs
Switzerland, following a referendum that came out in support of more independence from Europe, is on the cusp of a foreign asset spending bonanza, according to the latest from WealthInsight.
Letter from MIPIM #2: Doing it all wrong
Nicky Richmond soldiers on in Cannes...
Sitting here at 1.20am writing this whilst listening to Radio 4 on my TuneIn app, I realise that I am doing MIPIM all wrong.
Savills partners up in San Francisco
Savills has struck a deal with a market-leading San Francisco-based real estate brokerage, significantly strengthening the firm's US capabilities.