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Dubai and resort enclaves topped another bumper year for luxury property price growth in 2022
Apart from the 'anomaly' that was 2021, last year saw the highest level of international luxury property price growth since the global financial crisis, reports Knight Frank - led by surging values in Dubai and resort locations.
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