Location: Americas
Buffet builds the USA’s biggest resi brokerage
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices of America has now usurped Realogy's NRT as the largest Stateside operator, accounting for nearly 350k transactions last year
British consulate picks up Manhattan penthouse for $16m
Records show the British Consulate-General in New York acquiring a marquee unit at 50 United Nations Plaza, billed as 'the ultimate global address'
Coldwell Banker embarks on a six month ‘transparent rebrand’ programme
American real estate firm Coldwell Banker - which recently claimed to be selling more $1m+ properties than anyone else, anywhere - has embarked on a six-month "transparent rebrand" programme, which it's…
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…
Coldwell Banker ‘selling more $1m+ properties than any other real estate brand worldwide’
High-end affiliates put through nearly 30,500 seven-figure transactions in 2018, with an average value of $1.9m
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.
In Pictures: 2019’s ‘Buildings of the Year’
Gianni Botsford's striking "House in a Garden" in Notting Hill has been named as one of the world's 15 best new buildings, alongside Thomas Heatherwick's Coal Drops Yard, the Macallan's new visitor centre…
Property price inflation in prime world cities settles on ‘a high plateau’
'Prime residential real estate values are settling into a pattern of slower, steadier price growth,' says Savills, 'and we do not expect to see a repeat of the double-digit annual price growth seen pre…
How many square metres of resi property will $1m buy around the world?
Monaco, Hong Kong, New York and London are the most expensive cities per square metre in the world, says Knight Frank.
US developer claims portal published ‘inaccurate’ info about his $150m mega-mansion; sues for $60m
High-profile developer Bruce Makowsky files lawsuit against Zillow, claiming the real estate giant published 'misleading, false, and inaccurate information' about his $150m Bel Air super-home that 'corrupts…
Global luxury property price growth has slowed to its lowest level since 2012
Residential property prices in the world’s top 100 city and second home markets increased by an average of just 1.3% in the last year, according to Knight Frank's Prime International Residential Index.
London reclaims its title as the world’s top wealth centre, despite Brexit
"Hard Brexit, no Brexit, Brexit-lite: whatever the outcome, London will remain the leading global wealth centre in 2019.