Economics
‘The housing market is looking worryingly like a pyramid sales scam’
Academic claims that it's more property pyramid than housing ladder
London’s ‘bubble risk’ inflates
'The risk of severe correction in the medium term is very high' warns UBS in new report
Living in the City: On the global quest for true mixed-use urban success
Cities are competing to regain their vibrancy. The ones which make true mixed-use work for them will win, says Knight Frank's Liam Bailey
Bouncing Back: The creative reinventions of Miami and Dubai
Knight Frank's Global Cities report explores how art, tech and creativity are strengthening residential property markets in Dubai and Miami
‘Comprehensive’ study reveals that London is the best city in the world
Management consultancy ranks London in first place for economic clout, ease of doing business, education, technology readiness, location & access
Why London won’t lose its crown as Europe’s financial capital
UK capital will remain Europe’s main financial centre argues the LSE's Simeon Djankov
Rise of the Super-Suburbs: PCL prices to drop 6% this year as ‘burbs grow 5%
Hamptons International delivers updated forecast
Central London’s ‘new-build crisis’: Over-supply and falling values are ‘a major concern’
Demand seems to be drying up for new-build apartments in central London as planning pipelines balloon, reports investment house London Central Portfolio, with a worsening case of over-supply - which the…
Building London: Mapping how development activity in the capital has changed since 1900
This is quite interesting.
Shadows of Gentrification: Why we need to know who owns our cities
"The term 'gentrification' does not quite capture the massive changes that have been happening in a growing number of cities worldwide in the last few years"
Singapore government mulls building HDB flats in prime areas to promote equality
Singapore's National Development Minister Lawrence Wong said the government is considering building public flats in prime areas, like the planned Greater Southern Waterfront, in order to make the city…
A ‘bumpy ride’ ahead as economic turbulence strikes property markets
The wait-and-see approach is spreading beyond buyers and sellers...