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The Lost Mansions of Park Lane
The Telegraph's digital travel editor Oliver Smith takes a nostalgic turn down Park Lane, highlighting some of the grand private residences that lined the street before cars and buses took over.
The Life of Luxury and How to Sell It
Luxury is its own market, but who shops there? Who sells there? What's the best strategy? Researchers at Harvard Business School have examined consumerism at the top of the curve - from high fashion and …
The political message of Hong Kong’s proposed vacancy tax speaks louder than its efficacy in bringing down home prices
Ken Chu, Chairman & CEO of Hong Kong property developer Mission Hills Group, defends the city-state's proposed new property tax in the South China Morning Post.
What Does The New Mansion Tax Mean For New York?
The new real estate tax regime 'will take a little time to get assimilated', writes Frederick Peters, CEO of Warburg Realty in New York, for Forbes - but 'if it makes the subways run on time, it will b…
‘Late Brexit bedlam breaks out among UK-based buyers’ in Ireland
The Irish Independent reports on a surge of UK-based buyers snapping up homes in Ireland.
Meet the Real Estate Appraiser of the World’s Most Gruesome Murder Sites
Rolling Stone magazine's EJ Dickson chats to the real estate specialist who has valued the sites of some of America's most notorious crime scenes, from the JonBenét Ramsey house to the Heaven’s Gate man…
Hudson Yards Is Manhattan’s Biggest, Newest, Slickest Gated Community. Is This the Neighbourhood New York Deserves?
The New York Times uses some spectacular visuals and harsh words to explore the USA's biggest ever private mixed-use property venture - Hudson Yards.
The Country Life Top 100 builders, architects, interior decorators and garden designers in Britain
Venerable lifestyle weekly releases its annual guide to the best practitioners working in the country house field...
The Celebrity Premium Myth And Why Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch Is Finally Priced To Sell
As Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch sees another dramatic price cut (the asking price has dropped from $100m in 2015 to $31m now), Forbes explores whether a celebrity owner has any real impact on a property's…
Inside the Hong Kong mansion of the Harilelas, one of city’s wealthiest families
The South China Morning Post takes a guided tour of the ultra-wealthy Harilela family's extraordinary complex in Kowloon, which is home to over 90 people...
The real Crazy Rich Asian palace is worth a cool $3.5 billion
Bloomberg reports on two abandoned palaces in a "swathe of untended jungle" in the heart of Singapore, that could be worth US$3.5bn if they were ever sold for development.
London’s property ‘flippers’ forced to sell at a loss
The FT reports on investors being caught out in the capital's off-plan market...