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‘Two-Speed Europe’ emerges as global house prices nudge up
Residential property prices around the world nudged up by 0.3% in the 12 months to the end of March 2015, according to Knight Frank's latest Global House Price Index.
Stock levels hit lowest point since records began – RICS
The widely-predicted flurry of post-election instructions turned out to be a pretty damp sqib in reality, according to the latest RICS survey.
Asia’s top property portal bags major investment from Uber and Airbnb backer
Asia’s leading property portal, PropertyGuru, has attracted a $175m investment (the biggest investment in a Southeast Asian tech company this year) from a consortium of three investors, including the…
House prices to rise by 18% over next five years as ‘market stability returns’ – Cluttons
House prices are all set to rise by 18% over the next five years, while rents are likely to increase by 19.
Mayfair now a ‘resort-village’ for super-rich 20-somethings
Mayfair has shaken off its fuddy-duddy image and morphed into a "resort-village" for moneyed 20 and 30-somethings, according to new research into the area's changing face.
Highgate mansion spared as planners reject £80m ‘Stalinist wedding cake’
Proposals to replace one of Highgate's best-known period piles with a new-build mansion potentially worth £80m have been sensationally thrown out by the government's planning inspector.
New Barts Square release for the Far East
After shifting 70% of the available units at Barts Square since last autumn’s launch, developer Helical Bar is heading back to Hong Kong and Singapore with a brand new batch of options for Far Eastern…
Peak Price Districts: The National Park / AONB house price premium
There is a price premium of up to 93% for properties located within a National Park, and up to 125% for those in an Area of Outstanding National Beauty (AONB) in England and Wales, says Knight Frank.
£42m Hong Kong flat sets new price record for Asia
A duplex unit in Frank Gehry's twisted-up Opus Hong Kong has just broken the record for the most expensive flat ever sold in Asia.
Understanding The Ultra-Rich: How London’s 140 billionaires like to live
New research has given us more than a glimpse into the extraordinary world of Europe's elusive billionaires, including the real estate that really makes them tick.
Billionaires forced to improvise as London runs out of private palaces
It seems another, very different, housing crisis is going on right at the top of the market. And by right at the top, we mean above ultra-prime.
Cornerstone hires new Business Development boss
Investment giant Cornerstone Real Estate Advisers has recruited a new Managing Director to lead its Business Development team.
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