International
Billionaire to ‘redefine the standards of luxury living in Singapore’ after splashing over $400m on super-prime development site
Shun Tak Holdings, which is controlled by Hong Kong casino billionaire Pansy Ho, has picked up a prize plot at the peak of Mount Elizabeth with plans for an ultra-luxe reworking
Pandemic property boom ‘may have peaked in some parts of the world’ – Knight Frank
Half of the locations tracked by Knight Frank's Global House Price Index have seen double-digit property price inflation in the last year - but growth rates in some of the punchiest world markets now…
‘Balance will be restored’: Key trends for international luxury property markets in 2022
“After a record-breaking year in luxury real estate, we anticipate that some balance will be restored to the market,” says Luxury Portfolio International after surveying nearly 5,000 affluent consumers.
Miami’s Aston Martin Residences tower tops out
The ultra-luxury branded residential development at 300 Biscayne Boulevard Way was announced five years ago, and is on track to complete at the end of 2022.
Ranked: The world’s most expensive cities to live in in 2021
Tel Aviv has overtaken Paris to become world’s costliest city to live in, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit, as London also rises up the ranks.
Market Snapshot: New York’s ‘phenomenal recovery’
Knight Frank predicts that Manhattan property values will increase by 5% in 2022 - the highest rate of inflation in seven years.
Innovative new tower joins the Sydney skyline
771-foot ultra-high-rise designed by BVN and Woods Bagot - ingeniously incorporating a previous structure - is now one of the city’s tallest resi buildings.
Buyer picks up rare Bulgari penthouse in Dubai
Branded residences are in high demand as the region's luxury market soars
Mapped: House price inflation rates around the world
The OECD has created a new Housing Data Dashboard, allowing easy comparisons of key property market metrics for developed economies around the world.
Global real estate bounce ‘will extend into 2022’, predict economists
But Oxford Economics expects real estate returns to "temper considerably" by 2026, "falling well below their historical trend".
Fosters’ NYC penthouse plans still up in the air
The world famous architecture practice has been told to rethink its vision for a two-storey glass residence overlooking Central Park, described by one local as ‘like a Malibu beach house that got blown…
‘Behemoths like New York & London look to be awakening from their slumber’, but prime global city price growth to ease in 2022
Knight Frank's team flags five key drivers of global property price growth in 2022, and six international trends to watch.