Location: Asia
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...
Chinese property portal & Asian real estate platform merge to create international new-build powerhouse
Juwai.com and IQI Global have merged to create 'Asia’s biggest proptech group specialised in global new development properties'
Hong Kong buyers flock to London as unrest continues
Prime London estate agency records 'an unmistakable surge in enquiries from Hong Kong residents looking to buy property in London'
FCO seeks designer for British ambassador’s new residence in Beijing
The Foreign & Commonwealth Office is looking to appoint a practice 'of the highest calibre' to create a 'showcase for design and products that fully reflect Britain and its values'
New York is billionaires’ favourite city
The Big Apple is home to 85 billionaires, say Savills and Forbes. Singapore, in second place, has 79 resident billionaires, while Moscow, Beijing and London have 71, 61 and 55 respectively
Dyson hoovers up Singapore’s most expensive penthouse
Reports suggest that British entrepreneur James Dyson has snapped up a triplex penthouse in Singapore for c.£43m, and followed-up with a £26.5m house just a few weeks later
Sobha’s PNC Menon on London, Dubai, Brexit & building a global luxury property empire
INTERVIEW: PNC Menon has built an international luxury real estate empire that's currently developing a vast swathe of prime Dubai, and has recently launched a flagship global studio in Mayfair.
22-year-old splashes £92m on Hong Kong mansion
It's been reported that a 22-year-old first-time buyer has bought a US$117m (c.£92.2m) home in Hong Kong
High & Mighty: Touring the world’s record-breaking ‘super-penthouses’
List Sotheby's International Realty surveys the rarefied market for top-floor apartments measuring 10,000 square feet or more, revealing the biggest deals over the last five years, and the most spectacular…
Hong Kong buyers walk away from super-prime deals, forfeiting millions
A super-prime apartment sale and a major luxury land deal have fallen out of bed in Hong Kong as the trade war and protests hit home
In Pictures: Chinese mega-developer Vanke’s new ‘3D City’
MVRDV's concept - a cluster of eight interlinked blocks of offices, housing and culture - is being heralded as the 'next generation of skyscraper design'
Peak Performance: Charting the evolution of prime property pricing across global cities
Knight Frank looks at the differential between the average prime property price and the top price achieved in ten global cities over the last five years