Location: Australasia
In Pictures: Sydney’s ‘King Penthouse’ asks £26m
Greenland Australia, the Aussie arm of Shanghai-based mega-developer Greenland, recently launched a pretty epic 674 square metre penthouse for sale at its eponymous flagship scheme in central Sydney.
Prime property prices continue to climb in global cities, despite the pandemic
Knight Frank's Prime Global Cities Index registered 1.6% average growth in the year to Q3.
Sydney super-home comes close to breaking Australian price record
A vast harbourfront estate in Point Piper has reportedly been picked up by a Chinese tycoon for A$95m, just shy of the A$100m record set in 2018.
Offr raises another £2.7m in Barclays-led funding round
Irish proptech start-up claimed the world’s first fully remote, end-to-end, digital property transaction in March.
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.
British government offloads Sydney mansion
Grand Vaucluse pile has been owned by the Foreign Office since 1972
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.
Inside & Out: Andrew Shirley on why resi developers are tapping wellness trends
When it comes to residential property development, there’s more to wellbeing than just adding a new spa, says Andrew Shirley.
Sales success for Sydney’s first hotel-branded residences
Buyers have splashed over $650m (£332m) on apartments at Crown Residences at One Barangaroo, with a record 12 units fetching over £10m apiece.
Paris predicted to lead global prime property price growth in 2020
Knight Frank flags nine global prime resi trends to monitor in 2020, while picking which prime global cities are likely to see rising house prices in the coming year - and which are set for price falls.
Watch: Real estate agent invokes The Joker to sell luxury townhouse
In the face of stiff competition, Australian agent Christian Gravias has almost certainly produced the strangest real estate video of the year.
Sydney penthouse obliterates Australian price records
Mystery purchaser bags a three-storey spread at the Renzo Piano-designed One Sydney Harbour for A$140m (£74.4m), in deal described as a 'paradigm shift' for the Australian property market...