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Airbnb’s new ‘Luxe’ platform offers short-let private islands, penthouses & mansions
Airbnb Luxe listings include The Fleming Villa in Jamaica, a private island in French Polynesia, a penthouse in Chelsea, and an immaculate Chateau
Sotheby’s Realty moves into Qatar
Sotheby’s International Realty has launched a second Middle Eastern outpost, in Doha
Looming global housing slump ‘could cut world growth to a decade low’
Signs of a global house price downturn are already visible, warns Oxford Economics
In Pictures: Google owner reveals ground-breaking Toronto waterfront masterplan
Alphabet-owned Sidewalk Labs has developed a smart city regeneration plan for 12 acres of Toronto's industrial waterfront, calling it 'the most innovative district in the entire world'
Hong Kong buyers walk away from super-prime deals, forfeiting millions
A super-prime apartment sale and a major luxury land deal have fallen out of bed in Hong Kong as the trade war and protests hit home
Ranked: Which world cities have the highest quality of life?
Monocle magazine has compared 'quality of life' metrics to come up with a list of the 25 best global cities to live in this year
In Pictures: Bel Air’s $150m triple mansion building plot
The Park Bel Air has approved planning permits to create LA's last three giga-mansions
Berlin moves to freeze rental prices for five years
After a decade of runaway price inflation, radical rent controls are slated to come into force in January (if approved), and be back-dated to June 2018
New wealth management firm for billionaires launches in Monaco
Monaco-based Azura is set to hit the ground running with 'about $2bn' of advisory assets under management
America’s super-rich splurge on London property, spending an average of £7.3m
Wealthy US buyers have returned to London in a big way this year, reports Knight Frank
£77m penthouse launched in New York
Going straight in as the most expensive open-market listing in the Big Apple, the 20,000 sq ft, five-storey residence at the top of the 172 Madison Ave building in NoMad is being sold as a white box, …
In Pictures: Chinese mega-developer Vanke’s new ‘3D City’
MVRDV's concept - a cluster of eight interlinked blocks of offices, housing and culture - is being heralded as the 'next generation of skyscraper design'