Location: International
Beauchamp Estates launches new base in Saint Tropez
International super-prime agency now covers all 71 miles of the Cote d’Azur.
Johns&Co appoints new Hong Kong head
Betty Yeung has joined the specialist new-build agency from Colliers.
More big-ticket sales on New York’s Billionaires’ Row
Two chunky apartments at Vornado’s 220 Central Park South went through at a combined $109m this month, following a pair of similarly-sized deals in April.
Ranked: The world’s ‘most stressful’ cities
Santiago in Chile is the world's "most stressful" city, while Bern in Switzerland is the most relaxed, according to a survey of 33 OECD hubs.
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.