International
Global real estate giants unite for massive $500m proptech investment fund
Venture capital firm Fifth Wall has assembled a remarkable consortium of 50 international property behemoths - including British Land, CBRE and Cushman & Wakefield - creating a half-a-billion dollar f…
Dubai developer Damac ‘buys Italian fashion brand Roberto Cavalli’
Vision Investment Co., the investment company controlled by Damac's billionaire founder Hussain Sajwani, has reportedly inked a deal to acquire 100% of the embattled Italian fashion brand
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices moves into Spain
Madrid's LARVIA joins the global network of one of America's biggest real estate brokerages, following other recent signings in London, Milan, Berlin and Dubai...
Europe’s top-earning Airbnb hosts revealed
One super-host in Barcelona is bringing in over £2m a year from 63 properties via the short-term accommodation platform, according to new analysis
Concierge Auctions strikes up Sotheby’s alliance in Italy
The US-based luxury auction house has partnered up with the Italian arm of Sotheby's International Realty, promising to 'transform' the homebuying experience...
Bauhaus Influence Runs Deep in Modern Luxury Home Design, 100 Years Later
Mareesa Nicosia explores the 'pervasive' legacy of the German design movement - founded by architect Walter Gropius in 1919 - in an extended feature for WSJ's Mansion Global
Bloomberg rolls out a ‘Housing Bubble Dashboard’
Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Norway, Sweden and the UK are all 'vulnerable economies to a correction in house prices', warns Bloomberg
FCO seeks designer for British ambassador’s new residence in Beijing
The Foreign & Commonwealth Office is looking to appoint a practice 'of the highest calibre' to create a 'showcase for design and products that fully reflect Britain and its values'
German developer moves into London with Fitzrovia scheme
Art-Invest Real Estate has opened a London office, and is working on a significant mixed-use development on Cleveland Street with Dukelease
New York is billionaires’ favourite city
The Big Apple is home to 85 billionaires, say Savills and Forbes. Singapore, in second place, has 79 resident billionaires, while Moscow, Beijing and London have 71, 61 and 55 respectively
Irish developer branded ‘tone deaf’ after naming luxury scheme ‘The Orphanage’
'Insensitive' rebranding of former Dublin children's home sparks anger...
Dyson hoovers up Singapore’s most expensive penthouse
Reports suggest that British entrepreneur James Dyson has snapped up a triplex penthouse in Singapore for c.£43m, and followed-up with a £26.5m house just a few weeks later