International
Out With the New (World): Global ultra-prime property market slowing
The top-top end of the world's resi property market is calming down, growing more slowly in "new world" destinations as the "old world" takes the mantle for market growth on the back of perceived safe…
Global luxury property prices stall
It's time to go macro for a bit. Knight Frank has taken its quarterly check-up of 27 prime markets around the globe and reckons price growth has started to stall.
Here's the key findings:
Hamptons and Coldwell Banker partner up in the Caribbean
Hamptons International is going sunny side up, having signed an exclusive partnership agreement with Coldwell Banker Residential Island Affiliates in the Caribbean.
Chesterton Global announces Singapore JV
Chesterton Global, parent company of UK agency Chesterton Humberts, has announced a joint venture in Singapore to "pave the way" for future expansion into Asia.
Green Property & Dalian Wanda complete One Nine Elms deal
Green Property's sale of the epic One Nine Elms scheme to Chinese conglomerate Dalian Wanda Group has been completed.
CGT: How will London stack up against New York, Hong Kong & Singapore?
Will the proposed CGT changes make London look expensive on the international stage? Savills doesn't seem to think so.
Singapore buyer exchanges on £200m Royal Wharf development site
Royal Wharf, a 37-acre site on the Thames, has been sold for around £200m to Singapore-listed developer Oxley Holdings.
Who buys the most international luxury new-build property?
Flexing its global reach to the max, Knight Frank has had a crack at working out which nationality is the world's "leading cross-border buyer of new-build luxury property".
Rules of Attraction: Five ways to ensnare an international buyer
Increasing numbers of developers and private sellers are specifically preparing their properties to attract HNW international buyers.
Juwai’na Buy in London? PCL property attracting more sophisticated international buyers
The appetite for prime central London property from the world's wealthy seems insatiable, says James Bailey, and international investors - particularly from China - are getting ever-more sophisticated…
Candy GPS #4: Experts’ views on the best international luxury property enclaves
UHNWIs operate on a global basis, so in terms of buying additional prime homes the world is truly their oyster.
Candy GPS #3: The keys to success for international property buyers
Lake Como, Italy