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Nile Niami's blockbusting $500m LA giga-mansion has topped a rundown of the most expensive properties currently for sale worldwide.

Luxury residential towers are the height of fashion around the world, says property marketing firm Lawrie Cornish as it explores escalating development trends in London, New York, Dubai and Warsaw. Foreword

When Boris was electioneering four years ago, Londoners ranked housing as the fourth most important political issue of the day, behind jobs, crime and transport;

Beauchamp Estates' decision to take some exhibition space at this year's Top Marques Show in Monaco paid off big time after His Serene Highness Prince Albert II rocked up to talk real estate.

While the headlines may trumpet China's economic deceleration and hunkering, a vast number of wealthy Chinese investors are still pouring money into overseas property;

Mortgages for homes over £1m are now at their highest level in ten years, says Hamptons International, as seven-figure properties are "no longer just for the super-wealthy".

Competition to design a 10,000 square foot fantasy home on a former golf course

In total tax take terms, the UK remains one of the cheapest countries in the world for investors involved in resi and commercial property rental, according to a new study.

China's economy may be going through a rough patch but that hasn't stopped its property developers spending record amounts on overseas projects.

A US property auction house known for its starry clientele is to hold its first European sale next week.

Longstanding Chelsea estate agency Maskells has teamed up with an overseas partner to offer clients access to prime Spanish stock. Villa Colorado in Marbella, on the market at €11.9m

Property fund and asset manager London Central Portfolio has followed up the appointment of Triangle Group's Rick Denton to its board by securing the services of a former FTSE 250 Chairman.