Location: International
Caudwell reports ‘robust’ sales on the Côte d’Azur
Developer has found buyers for 13 of the apartments at Parc du Cap in 2020 so far, with outside space proving the clincher for most...
Bold & Reeves moves into the USA with LA partnership
Los Angeles-based luxury estate manager Mister Peele has licensed Bold & Reeves' proprietary property management software platform.
Interest in other countries ‘plummets’ as Hong Kong buyers hone in on UK market
Applications for British passports have 'skyrocketed' since the UK’s announcement of a path to citizenship, according to immigration specialists...
153 $10m+ sales worth $3.2bn: How the world’s super-prime markets fared under lockdowns
Activity may have plunged, but global super-prime property markets "outperformed expectations" under lockdown, reports Knight Frank, with 153 sales going through above $10m since March.
Wired: Russia blazed a trail for Chinese oligarchs to nab London property
"Most of the capital’s prime property is now bought by wealthy Chinese," writes journalist Chris Stokel-Walker for Wired magazine, and "you can't move in London for Russian oligarchs."
Purplebricks offloads Canadian business for £35m
Purplebricks is refocusing on its domestic UK market "where there is substantial opportunity to grow its market-leading hybrid model."
‘Things will never be the same’: International HNW investors anticipate ‘permanent lifestyle shifts’ due to the pandemic
UBS has surveyed a few thousand wealthy investors around the globe to identify a series of emerging trends, including strong intentions to move either closer to family or to less populated areas.
Samsung & Microsoft join forces to ‘transform’ property management
Tech giants combine smart appliances and digital cloud technologies to 'create better experiences' for residents around the world.
Digital investment has paid off in a crisis, says Engel & Völkers
International real estate giant 'safely navigates' a torrid few months, and still expects transaction volumes to top 20 billion euros in 2020.
Irish private island sells for €5.5m
A 157-acre private island off the west coast of Ireland has sold for over £5m to an anonymous European buyer, following months of negotiations during the Covid-19 lockdown.
Super-rich call on international governments to ‘please Tax us. Tax us. Tax us.”
"Tax increases on the wealthy and greater international tax transparency are essential for a viable long-term solution" to inequalities highlighted by the Covid-19 crisis, declare a group of 83 "millionaires…
British government offloads Sydney mansion
Grand Vaucluse pile has been owned by the Foreign Office since 1972