Location: Americas
Criminal gangs have been laundering billions through Vancouver’s runaway property market
Government of British Columbia faces calls to tighten up its laws as experts warn that at least £3bn was laundered via its real estate market last year, by some of the world's biggest underworld organisations…
Michael Bruce exits Purplebricks
'Hybrid' agency announces surprise departure of founder and CEO - along with the closure of its Australian business - in action-packed trading update
Ranked: The world’s most expensive cities for construction
New York has usurped San Francisco at number one in Arcadis' annual rankings
Why the UK property market needs to embrace the social media habits of its US counterparts
A trip to La La Land opens investor Bruce Burkett's eyes to the massive brand-building potential of social media...
US luxury developer tempts buyers with ‘insane’ incentive
Extell ups the ante by reportedly offering to waive service charges for up to a decade at Lower West Side scheme
The Life of Luxury and How to Sell It
Luxury is its own market, but who shops there? Who sells there? What's the best strategy?
The political message of Hong Kong’s proposed vacancy tax speaks louder than its efficacy in bringing down home prices
Ken Chu, Chairman & CEO of Hong Kong property developer Mission Hills Group, defends the city-state's proposed new property tax in the South China Morning Post.
NY luxury brokerage Stribling joins Compass
Manhattan luxury specialist Stribling has merged with acquisitive real estate firm Compass
Touring the Foreign Office’s amazing luxury property portfolio
Analysis prompted by last month's purchase of a spectacular £12m penthouse in Manhattan reveals the FCO currently owns 87 £5m+ properties around the world
What Does The New Mansion Tax Mean For New York?
The new real estate tax regime 'will take a little time to get assimilated', writes Frederick Peters, CEO of Warburg Realty in New York, for Forbes - but 'if it makes the subways run on time, it will…
New York’s luxury homeowners face ‘mansion tax’
State budget deal includes new one-time sales tax, pitched at over 4% on homes worth more than $25m
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