Ban Ki-moon confirmed for MIPIM headline
Former UNÂ Secretary-General to deliver the property industry palooza’s keynote address
Griffin shatters US price records after splashing out in London
Billionaire hedge fund tycoon pays $238m for a penthouse at Manhattan’s 220 Central Park South, just days after confirming the acquisition of one of the finest houses in London
Hong Kong is the world’s ‘least affordable’ housing market for the ninth year
Hong Kong has topped Demographia’s list for the ninth year in a row; London is the worst-offending European market
Wealthy EU citizens shipping out of the UK, says removals firm
High-end removals specialist Anthony Ward Thomas reports an 82% rise in the number of moves away from Britain, attributing the rise to botched Brexit negotiations
Record year for Engel & Völkers as commission revenues top €700m
German-based real estate group is now operational in 800 locations worldwide
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices rejigs top team ahead of ‘exciting’ year
Gino Blefari steps up as CEO of the US-based real estate giant – which made a move on London last year – as its rapid expansion continues…
Douglas Elliman recruits a luxury specialist to repoint the brand
Knight Frank’s American ally Douglas Elliman has named an LVMH and Victoria’s Secret alumnus as its new creative head, and appointed a new advertising agency
LA’s glitziest giga-mansion – now $100m off
‘At $150 million, it gets opened up to a much wider audience’, says ‘Spec King’ Bruce Markowsky of his 38,000 square foot project in Bel Air…
New CEO for New York’s Extell Development Co
Gary Barnett hands over the reins after 30 years at the helm of one of the world’s most ambitious super-prime development operations.
Savills reports ‘robust’ closing quarter; warns on 2019 market falls
Global real estate advisor in line to meet full-year expectations, but foresees 2019 being overshadowed by macro-economic and political uncertainties, bringing declines in transaction volumes ‘in a number of markets’
UK government ‘caves in’ to overseas territories over public ownership registers
New timetable draws ire from MPs and anti-corruption campaigners
Irish country piles stick as Brexit ‘distorts’ the market
Of the five priciest properties on the Irish market, four are country houses and three have been looking for a buyer for over a year