The Market
American Cream: Mapping New York City’s super-prime homes
There are 7,279 homes in New York valued at more than $5m, and a further 128 worth in excess of $25m, according to new research into the Big Apple's rarefied stalk.
Dubai Property Show to debut in London
London's first annual Dubai Property Show kicks off this week, promising 120 exhibitors with all manner of options for UK investors and, hopefully, copious amounts of boiled sweets.
Letter from the West Country: Where to buy in 2015
The Buying Solution's West Country expert Ed Clarkson takes us on a whistle-stop tour of his patch and tips us off on where to find some serious value for money before everyone else cottons on...
Berkeley’s Ebury Square scheme rakes in £355m in just four months
Just sixteen weeks after launch, Berkeley Group's super-prime development in Belgravia has all but sold out, generating a whopping £355m for the firm.
Transactions climb but stay short of 2007’s peak (in most places)
The number of homes sold in the first ten months of 2014 was 21% higher than during the same period in 2013 and a solid 60% up on 2009's low-point, but was still 27% below 2007's boom-time.
‘Sharp jump’ for Scotland’s £1m+ market
The number of seven-figure deals in Scotland climbed by 9% in the last quarter of the year, reports Knight Frank.
Strutts revises PCL forecast down to zero but ‘pleasantly surprised’ at regional activity levels
Strutt & Parker may have quietly revised its 2015 PCL price forecast down from 2% to a big fat zero, but it's "pleasantly surprised" at the levels of activity going on the regions, especially given the looming…
Notting Hill mews teams up for mass roof extension
What's thought to be London's biggest ever joint extension scheme is currently being weighed up by planners in west London.
House price expectations drop to 18 month low – Knight Frank
We're "in for a steadier year than 2013 or 2014" this year, says Knight Frank, although "overall house price sentiment remains at an elevated level by historical standards."
Housebuilding jumps by 10%
The number of new homes being built across the country has risen to its highest tally since 2007, according to the latest government stats.
137,010 new homes were started in 2014;
Regions outperform as growth spreads beyond the Home Counties
Four bedroomed houses in Dorset were the ones to beat in terms of asking price growth in 2014, according to new research out today.
Planning nod for Landmark in Hampshire
Landmark Estates has been given the green light to redevelop a historic former hospital in Hampshire.