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Launched in 2010, 3RD HOME - a reciprocal travel club for luxury second homeowners - now hosts a £3.2 billion portfolio of properties in some of the world's most exclusive locations. 

When your clients say they're disappearing off somewhere for a few weeks, they don't mean France any more. These days, the uber-wealthy prefer something a little more 'off the beaten track'.

Cluttons has hired a new digital marketing manager from Property Week magazine. Lisa Glancy worked on the now Croydon-based magazine as Head of Digital for the last three years;

Fair cop to eMoov. The James Cann / Faisal Butt-backed online estate agency's marketing team is really nailing this viral content malarky.

"The Summer has largely disappointed" the rural market, says Smiths Gore, although transaction levels "are at their most encouraging level for years."

Countrywide has decided to sell its exclusive Sotheby’s International Realty licence, just four years into the 25 year term.

A looming General Election and expectations of an interest rate rise have eclipsed the global economic meltdown as the primary factors affecting the top end of London's property market, says Knight Frank…

It's not a flat market in prime central London, notes W.A.Ellis, as flat transactions fall by 11% year-on-year while house deals rocket by 20%.

A villa on the Costa del Sol is being offered for sale with a free Lamborghini Diablo thrown in to sweeten the deal.

Buyer demand has "flatlined" says the RICS in its July Market Survey. But it's not quite clear whether this a genuine turning point for the market, or just a pause for breath.

It's all good, says Zoopla's first Interim Management Statement since its float. ZPG has seen "strong growth across all areas of the business", with record traffic levels averaging out at 45.