Location: International
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.
New Zealand ‘super-penthouse’ looks to set a price record
A penthouse unit in Auckland has become New Zealand's most expensive property listing, with an asking price of NZ$40 million (c.£19.7m) - which is a smidge above the current NZ record, of NZ$39m (c.£19.
The ultimate isolation? Extraordinary private estate on ‘Man in the Iron Mask’ island seeks buyer
Described by agents as a 'once-in-a-lifetime opportunity', the only private estate on the Île Sainte-Marguerite - where the infamous 'Man in the Iron Mask' was held during the 17th century - has been…
Covid-19 has ‘brought to an immediate halt the unbroken upward trend in global HNW growth over the past decade’
Dollar millionaires now control nearly a third of the world's total private wealth, reports Wealth-X, after "a decade, and more, of plenty" - a period that has been ended by the pandemic.
Billionaire Musk looks to jettison vast property portfolio
The Tesla founder appears to be following through with his pledge to sell 'almost all physical possessions', starting with $140m worth of luxury properties in California
Watch: Take a tour of LA’s latest $100m trophy home
Somewhat amazingly, the number of $5m sales recorded in LA County in March and April (82) was only three short of last year's total, with 14 deals going through above $10m.
Google owner ditches plans for pioneering ‘smart city’
Sidewalk Labs has abandoned its grand plan to create a 12-acre "smart city" on Toronto's waterfront.
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.
US giant Realogy reports $462m net loss
Parent company of some of the world's biggest estate agency brands, including Coldwell Banker, Century 21 and Sotheby’s International Real Estate, has also suspended its partnership with Amazon
MIPIM launches online networking platform for locked-down delegates
Organisers Reed MIDEM roll out MIPIM Connect to 'simplify connections between international property professionals' in the absence of the annual bash in Cannes
Prime property prices are likely ‘to display some resilience in most markets’, says Knight Frank
Bangkok, Singapore and Hong Kong saw the weakest property price performance of any prime global cities in Q1, reports Knight Frank, as the Coronavirus crisis struck first.
How Covid-19 is affecting prime property markets around the world
Savills has surveyed 50 of its top people in property markets around the world to gauge levels of buyer and seller pessimism and positivity, and assess how the Coronavirus pandemic is changing the residential…