Location: International
‘Cities are springing back to life’: Super-prime property sales surge around the world
"We expect super-prime sales to end 2021 on a high," says Knight Frank, as it flags a significant jump in US$10m+ deals across seven major global wealth hubs so far this year.
French cities & resorts get tough on second-home owners
Many Britons with Alpine and costal retreats face hefty council tax bills under new measures designed to curb house price rises.
Knight Frank upgrades global prime price forecasts again
Luxury property price inflation is likely to return to London with gusto next year, predicts the Knight Frank team.
World house prices are ‘overvalued by around 10%’, warn economists
We're in one of the biggest global property booms since 1900, says Oxford Economics, as it warns that "the longer a housing boom continues, the bigger the risk of a large reversal".
In Pictures: Six Senses unveils super-prime branded residences on Ibiza
Luxury hospitality group’s new Balearic enclave incorporates a set of huge private villas starting at €15m.
In Pictures: SOM architects’ Milan Olympic Village will be ‘a new urban laboratory’
The Olympic Village for the 2026 Milan-Cortina Games will be "at once connected and self-sufficient", say its architects, designed "first and foremost to become an integral part of Milan’s urban fabric.
In Pictures: Foster + Partners designs sustainable ‘urban-resort’ in Beverly Hills
One Beverly Hills, the redevelopment of a 17.
BIG creates seven new partners, 33 new Associates & one new Director
Bjarke Ingels Group has more than doubled in size over the last four years.
On the rise of the Eastern city & the Western suburb
Mike Staver explains the sociological factors influencing where people choose to live - and the impact of the unprecedented events of 2020…
Interview: Graham Harris of SHH on inspirations, innovations & interpreting aspirations
The co-founder & MD of influential London-based design practice SHH talks us through the firm’s formative years and remarkable journey - from being known as ‘the mews kids of Knightsbridge’ to working…
$80m ‘masterpiece’ could set a new Manhattan price record
15,000 square foot behemoth overlooking Central Park is 'one of the most notable residences remaining in private hands today'
Engel & Völkers commission revenues to top €1bn this year
Turnover in some global markets is growing an ‘unprecedented scale’, reports CEO Sven Odia