International
Fine & Country signs first licensee in Asia
Upper-end estate agency brand is launching its first outpost in Asia, setting up shop in Hong Kong.
In Pictures: 2020 MIPIM Award Winners
30th edition of the annual competition saw 228 entries come in from 45 countries as part of Paris Real Estate Week.
What does the future of the prime residence look like? Exploring the impact of Covid-19 on luxury property development
Knight Frank has looked into how Covid-19 is accelerating design trends and impacting housing delivery, suggesting some key evolutions for the future of the global prime residence.
Mystery buyer splashes $62m on New York penthouse
Mega-deal at Vornado’s record-breaking scheme settles a few nerves in Manhattan...
‘It’s a great life out here’: Ex-Aston Chase agent makes it as a top LA realtor
'It's a wonderful life and totally incomparable to being an agent in the UK', says London-born realtor Jonathan Nash, who has gone on to sell nearly half a billion dollars worth of West Coast super-homes..
Beauchamp expands in Tel Aviv with luxury agency acquisition
MAKI has been rebranded and merged into Beauchamp Estates's Israeli operation, which launched last year.
Sydney super-home comes close to breaking Australian price record
A vast harbourfront estate in Point Piper has reportedly been picked up by a Chinese tycoon for A$95m, just shy of the A$100m record set in 2018.
Covid-19 has hit Rightmove revenues ‘ten times’ harder than other portals
Analyst Mike Del Prete has looked into Covid-19's effect on global real estate portal revenues, suggesting that the UK's number one portal has been hit significantly harder than international comparables
Developer takes on America’s prime resi enclave in Hong Kong
Ronnie Chan's Hang Lung Properties has paid 20% less than the low-end valuation for the USA's portfolio of six mansions overlooking Deepwater Bay.
Montague rebrands; recruits Sobha man for Middle East expansion
Luke Banks has moved from leading luxury Dubai developer Sobha in the UK to helming the new Middle East division of Thomas Balashev's Montague Real Estate.
More countries see house prices begin to fall
The average house price across 56 countries and territories increased by 4.7% in the year to 30th June, reports Knight Frank, in a Global House Price Index that "offers a glimpse into the impact of Covid-19
Hungarian resi development giant Cordia makes its first UK splash
“Our goal is to become one of the leading and most diversified residential development groups in Europe," says Cordia International's Chairman Tibor Földi. "