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Opportunities & Pitfalls: How macro machinations are affecting EMEA’s luxury property market
The ultra-wealthy's appetite for luxury properties in Europe, the Middle East and Africa is growing, says Sotheby's International Real Estate and Wealth-X, after the pair's UHNW Residential Real Estate…
EMEA’s Future-Prime Hotspots: Madrid, Dubai and Cape Town
With the per square foot price of property in London standing at between three and nine times as much as that of Madrid, Dubai and Cape Town, these three cities all present strong and improving value…
Savills partners with Miami firm
Savills has joined forces with a major player on the Florida real estate scene.
60% of London surveyors believe local property is ‘overpriced to some extent’
Buyer demand is continuing to rise while supply conditions "continue to tighten," says the RICS in its July Residential Market Survey.
London gears up for £100m short let boom as super-rich descend for the summer
An estimated £50-£100m will be spent on short let serviced apartments in prime central London over the next few weeks, as some of the world's wealthiest descent on the capital for their annual sojourn.
Six reasons why China’s Golden Week will be even bigger for UK property this year
As China's stock market volatility spooks even the most hardy of investors, there's a widespread anticipation of an exodus of Chinese money to "safe haven" property markets around the world;
Pizza peer selling Mayfair block for £80m?
A prime slice of South Audley Street is reportedly being sold off for a cool £80m.
Half as many people are moving home now compared to 2007
Around 155,000 people moved home in the first half of this year, says Lloyds Bank; that's 9% fewer than in the same period last year, and less than half the number that moved in 2007's boom-time (327,600).
Cambridge trounces Oxford to top university property league
Sambucas will soon be lit up and down the country in an age-old ceremony to mark the start of the new academic year, but which university towns and cities have been on fire in real estate terms?
Hip Hoorays: The rise of ‘Brand Mayfair’ for wealthy youngsters
"Whatever your impression of Mayfair, maybe it’s time to think again," trumpets Chestertons as it argues that the area "is fast becoming a must-have area for wealthy youngsters."
Prime Property of the Week: Spirit of Scotland
Gin Head, Near North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland
£3.5m
Sydney mansion smashes Australian price record
A ginormous house in a swanky suburb of Sydney has just sold for "between $60-$70m", making it the most expensive resi deal in Australian history.