Location: Americas
Clapham shines as emerging prime ‘proves robust’ ahead of election day
Today's Sloane Ranger Handbook would be more about the Northcote Road than the Kings Road, says Douglas & Gordon, as Clapham turns in a stellar Q1 and emerging prime areas outperform traditionally prime…
No More Rainy Days: Will the pension revolution boost ‘alternative’ property ownership?
As the UK's retirees begin the process of drawing down an estimated £5 billion from pension funds in the wake of the Government's landmark reforms, the next challenge is of course working out…
Capital Building: London’s future residential development hotspots
"The outlook for developers is not the same as it was in 2011," notes Knight Frank as it updates its list of the top areas for future residential development in London.
Chinese buyer splashes $70m in NYC’s biggest sale of 2015 so far
An unnamed Chinese buyer has shelled out $70m for an apartment at the Sherry Netherland building in New York. It's thought to be the highest price paid in the city so far this year.
A two-speed recovery: Global housing markets since the Great Recession
The world's property markets have aligned themselves into two fairly distinct groups since the Great Recession, says the latest global housing update from the International Monetary Fund:
Sales volumes slip; prices rise – Land Registry
The number of £1m+ property sales has fallen by 4% compared to the same time last year - significantly less than the 11% drop in overall transactions - while average house prices have risen by 6.
London: Still the world’s most expensive city to locate employees but ‘beginning to look better value’
London overtook Hong Kong as "the most expensive world class city" in the middle of last year, and has, according to Savills, just retained its No.
Receding rate rise risk lures borrowers to variable deals
More mortgage borrowers are opting for variable rates that at any time since Nov 2012, as the chances of the Bank of England hiking interest rates anytime soon slips back.
INTERVIEW: Robert Soning of Londonewcastle on the art of developing
Londonewcastle chief on identifying potential, creating a legacy and staying in fashion
Budget 2015: ‘The sun is starting to shine and we are fixing the roof’
May's looking like a bit of an electoral stalemate according to most of the pollsters, so today's Budget was a splendid chance for the Chancellor to try to put some clear water between the Tories and…
#Budget2015: The prime property industry’s reactions
No surprises in today's pre-election Budget, and not much new that directly affects the top of the market, but there are still some things to have opinions about...
Read about what was announced here.
Rural property price growth closes in on urban rises – Zoopla
The rate of annual price growth in country areas is catching up to urban increases, says Zoopla, but a £50k rural premium remains.
The ONS' urban / rural map
Urban values have risen by 5.