International
Caudwell Collection recruits a new CEO in France
Reynald Lapitz helmed the recent £84m refurbishment of the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Knightsbridge.
Super-prime specialist Beauchamp to open a second French outpost
Top-end estate agency Beauchamp is re-opening its London and international offices after Coronavirus lockdowns, and has ranked the "detail and quantity of procedures" for Covid-19 safeguarding in each …
Another soccer star buys into ZHA’s super-prime Miami scheme
Following the Beckham's rumoured £20m splash at One Thousand Museum, developers confirm that Manchester United star Paul Pogba has bought a holiday home at the 'groundbreaking' scheme
New Zealand ‘super-penthouse’ looks to set a price record
A penthouse unit in Auckland has become New Zealand's most expensive property listing, with an asking price of NZ$40 million (c.£19.7m) - which is a smidge above the current NZ record, of NZ$39m (c.£19.2m
The ultimate isolation? Extraordinary private estate on ‘Man in the Iron Mask’ island seeks buyer
Described by agents as a 'once-in-a-lifetime opportunity', the only private estate on the Île Sainte-Marguerite - where the infamous 'Man in the Iron Mask' was held during the 17th century - has been li…
Covid-19 has ‘brought to an immediate halt the unbroken upward trend in global HNW growth over the past decade’
Dollar millionaires now control nearly a third of the world's total private wealth, reports Wealth-X, after "a decade, and more, of plenty" - a period that has been ended by the pandemic.
Billionaire Musk looks to jettison vast property portfolio
The Tesla founder appears to be following through with his pledge to sell 'almost all physical possessions', starting with $140m worth of luxury properties in California
eXp hires Realogy star for global rollout
Michael Valdes took Realogy's platform into more than 70 new countries as senior VP of global servicing, and will now be in charge of growing eXp’s international footprint.
Watch: Take a tour of LA’s latest $100m trophy home
Somewhat amazingly, the number of $5m sales recorded in LA County in March and April (82) was only three short of last year's total, with 14 deals going through above $10m
Google owner ditches plans for pioneering ‘smart city’
Sidewalk Labs has abandoned its grand plan to create a 12-acre "smart city" on Toronto's waterfront.
The Telegraph: Why coronavirus could end London’s status as a safe haven for foreign property buyers
Writing for the Daily Telegraph, Melisa Lawford casts doubt on whether the UK capital will be able to regain its world-wide appeal when travel restrictions lift.
US giant Realogy reports $462m net loss
Parent company of some of the world's biggest estate agency brands, including Coldwell Banker, Century 21 and Sotheby’s International Real Estate, has also suspended its partnership with Amazon