Is it over for the ‘Safe Haven’ effect in Europe’s luxury markets?

An 'attractive' exchange rate is often cited as a key motivator by international buyers, but exactly how much impact do these currency movements have on the world's prime residential property markets?

Average prime resi prices around the world have ticked up by 6.2% over the last twelve months, says Knight Frank, but it's the big US cities that are steaming ahead at the moment.

Now they're officially in bed together (more here), Knight Frank Residential and US brokerage Douglas Elliman have decided to pool their resources on the research front too.