Location: Americas
Olshan boss sues celebrity interior designer for ‘walking off the job’
Andrea Olshan of Manhattan-based Olshan Properties claims Vicky Charles 'began to separate herself' from projects in NYC and the Hamptons 'to work for more A-List clients such as the Duke and Duchess of…
Ranked: The world’s ‘most liveable’ cities in 2019
Vienna, Melbourne and Sydney have been named 2019's "most liveable cities" by The Economist's Intelligence Unit, after securing high scores for stability, healthcare, culture & environment, education and…
CNBC: Take a look inside the most expensive home for sale in America
Bel Air's sprawling Chartwell Estate is now asking $195m, having been listed for sale in 2017 at $350m
FT: Global cities begin to shrink as inner areas empty out
Judith Evans reports for the Financial Times on the factors driving a significant outflow of residents from the centres of Paris and New York City
Manhattan’s Ritz-Carlton penthouse comes back to market with nearly 50% off
Super-prime duplex overlooking Central Park was listed at $95m in 2012; it's now being offered for sale with a $49m asking price
‘The Mountain of Beverley Hills’ was listed at $1bn; it’s sold for just $100k
Super-prime 157-acre hilltop site in Los Angeles goes to a credit bid at auction for 0.1% of its original asking price
International landscaping award launches with $100k prize
The inaugural International Landscape Architecture Prize winner will be announced in 2021
President Trump Eyes a New Real-Estate Purchase: Greenland
The American President wants to buy Greenland from Denmark, apparently
Berlin & Paris lead price growth as global prime resi markets slow
Average per square foot values in global prime cities trickled up by just 0.7% in the last year, says Savills. This compares to an annual increase of 5.1% in the year to June 2018...
NYC apartment owners pay $11m to keep their views
Residents of a high-end block in west Manhattan have managed to prevent a new development from obstructing their views of the Empire State Building - without a court case in sight...
Amazon partners with US real estate brokers for a new home-buying platform
Realogy - which owns property brands including Century 21, Coldwell Banker and Sotheby's International Realty - has teamed up with online retail behemoth Amazon to drive buyer introductions
Global real estate giants unite for massive $500m proptech investment fund
Venture capital firm Fifth Wall has assembled a remarkable consortium of 50 international property behemoths - including British Land, CBRE and Cushman & Wakefield - creating a half-a-billion dollar…