Location: Asia
153 $10m+ sales worth $3.2bn: How the world’s super-prime markets fared under lockdowns
Activity may have plunged, but global super-prime property markets "outperformed expectations" under lockdown, reports Knight Frank, with 153 sales going through above $10m since March.
Ranked: Most-wanted luxury property features & how they have changed since the start of the year
Some luxury property features are perennially popular - but a number of less traditional nice-to-haves have seen a sharp increase in popularity since the start of this year, according to some research…
Major visa shift could open the door to UK citizenship for hundreds of thousands of Hong Kongers
One of the “biggest changes in our visa system in British history” could drive a surge in demand for UK property from Hong Kong residents, as they look to flee more authoritarian rule.
US Government looks to offload an enclave of six super-prime mansions in Hong Kong
CBRE has been appointed to sell a portfolio of mansions in Hong Kong, valued at up to HK$5 billion.
Listen: KF’s Victoria Garrett on a high-flying globetrotting career in prime resi
Knight Frank's Head of Residential in the Asia Pacific region, Victoria Garrett, talks through her career from London to Dubai to Singapore, revealing how her teams across Asia have adapted during the…
Exploring London’s 75% park-view property price premium
New prime property with park views command a 34% price premium globally, says Knight Frank, rising to 75% for a view of one of London's Royal Parks.
The Telegraph: Why coronavirus could end London’s status as a safe haven for foreign property buyers
Writing for the Daily Telegraph, Melisa Lawford casts doubt on whether the UK capital will be able to regain its world-wide appeal when travel restrictions lift.
London falls out of the top ten most expensive global cities
Hong Kong is still the world's most expensive city to buy a home, according to a new report from CBRE, followed by Munich and Singapore.
China’s property market ‘springs back to life’ as Coronavirus crisis eases
Residential property sales in 30 major Chinese cities have bounced back to exceed pre-Coronovirus levels, reports the South China Morning Post.
Covid-19 & market recovery: What are we learning from the Chinese experience?
As the world goes into lockdown, Chinese real estate markets are beginning to see more activity, says Nick Holt, Knight Frank’s Head of Research in APAC, on the ground in Beijing.
Savills Wuhan has not reopened
Rumours around the office at the epicentre of the virus being back in business - seen by many to be a light at the end of the tunnel - have turned out to be false.