Location: Americas
London was the biggest super-prime sales market in the world last year
Elite buyers dropped nearly US$4bn on $10m-plus properties in the UK capital in 2020, putting it ahead of traditional rivals New York and Hong Kong in the luxury real estate stakes.
In Pictures: Landmark Madison Ave penthouse sells for $21.6m
Another super-prime apartment has sold in Robert A. M. Stern Architects boutique development in Manhattan.
The Telegraph: Will London house prices recover? New York’s property bust and boom has the answer
Buyers were negotiating 50% discounts in the Big Apple over the summer, reports Melissa Lawford in this piece for The Telegraph, but the tide now looks to be turning...
$25.5m San Fran estate heads to auction with no reserve
A fairly magnificent super-prime house on San Francisco Bay is heading to auction later this month - with no reserve price.
74 Bellevue is currently listed for sale at US$25
Knight Frank picks Notting Hill as one of the world’s top ten neighbourhoods ‘primed for growth in a post-pandemic world’
KF's Wealth Report 2021 identifies ten "up and coming" prime residential locations around the world, including four in Europe.
London & New York named top wealth cities for 2021
“Long live the city," declares Knight Frank in its 2021 Wealth Report, as it ranks the world's top urban hubs for the super-rich.
Keller Williams names new top table team
Marc King has taken over from Josh Team as President of tech-led Texan real estate franchise Keller Williams, which has a growing presence in the UK.
New York dominates the world’s UHNW real estate scene, while London ‘stands out as a second-home destination’
New York is the top global city for the world's wealthy, according to new analysis by research house Wealth-X, with "a significant lead" over other hubs
Super-prime developer offloads Manhattan portfolio stake
It's being reported that super-prime New York property developer Extell is selling-off a significant chunk of Manhattan real estate.
High-end sales soar in Manhattan
Last week's tally of 38 contracts signed above $4m was ‘spectacular by any standard’, says Olshan Realty
US luxury brokerage makes international debut
Corcoran has signed its first franchisee outside of the USA, setting up shop in the British Virgin Islands.
Is TikTok a viable way to sell luxury homes?
Chris Dietz takes a look at the US-led trend of real estate brokers using the meteoric social media platform to market their listings; does it actually work, and is now a good time to jump on the bandwagon? …