Location: Asia
Hong Kong mansion fetches nearly £73m
Another mega-deal confirmed at Wheelock's ultra-exclusive Mount Nicholson scheme, as an 8,000 square foot house achieves well over £9,000 psf
A field guide to 17 global ultra-prime property markets
Knight Frank takes us on a tour of the world's most expensive enclaves - all of which have seen multiple sales of private residences at over US$25m in the last three years
Waterfront properties around the world command a 40% premium
"The waterfront property market is amongst the most liquid", says Knight Frank's Liam Bailey, as the team charts which oceans, lakes and rivers command the highest premiums.
Hong Kong trumps New York & London for ultra-prime property sales
Hong Kong has seen more ultra-prime £20m+ residential property sales in the last year than any other city. London has fallen to third place, behind New York
Global property price inflation hits a two-year low
The average residential property prices across 57 countries and territories around the world has escalated by some 41% since Knight Frank started counting back in 2009
Hong Kong semi sets new Asia price record
Buyer shrugs off talk of a turning market, paying nearly £18,000 per square foot for a house overlooking Deep Water Bay
KPF opens three new international outposts
Architecture firm Kohn Pedersen Fox has opened three new offices, in San Francisco, Berlin, and Singapore
Important Hong Kong development site sells for less than expected
Part of the runway of the old Kong Kong International Airport has been sold for HK$8.33bn to a consortium of local residential developers
Prime global cities post lowest annual rate of property price inflation in six years
Singapore and Hong Kong have seen prime property prices rise the fastest in the last year, says Knight Frank; Vancouver has seen the biggest fall
Is prime London property over-taxed compared to other world cities?
Despite recent stamp duty hikes, the UK capital sits mid-table when you look beyond the purchase price, notes Savills
‘Angry mobs’ target developers’ offices in China after price cuts
Full-price buyers have been demonstrating against Golden Week price promotions
‘Buyers from China are more than willing to pay their fair share’ – Juwai’s CEO on the Tory foreign buyer tax
Carrie Law, CEO of China's No.1 international real estate website, reacts to Theresa May's proposal to charge a higher stamp duty rate to non-UK buyers