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Ranked: The world’s most transparent real estate markets
A new report has ranked 109 of the world's real estate markets according to their transparency.
Brexit Bites: Supply sees ‘steepest fall on record’ as surveyors predict slow times ahead
June saw a "marked drop" in property market activity, says the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors, as buyer enquiries tumbled to their lowest level since 2008, the number of agreed sales tanked, new…
Revealed: The first private house to make the RIBA Stirling Prize shortlist in 15 years
A remarkable project in the Forest of Dean is going up against a landmark university building in Oxford, the reimagining of one of the world's greatest research libraries, a gallery for Damien Hirst's…
Prime London buyers cast the net wider in search of value
The Buying Solution has picked up on an interesting and increasing trend in the prime London market - buyers appear to be casting their nets much wider these days.
Hong Kong, Luxembourg and Sydney named top favourable tax locations
Comparing lifestyle factors in 26 "favourable" tax locations around the world, a new report has picked out the best places to live depending on where you're at in life.
Ratings agency warns of tough times ahead for luxury developers
As big commercial property funds gear up to offload assets in the wake of the Brexit vote and its ensuring rush on redemptions (it looks like Henderson, for example, is looking to sell the Coutts HQ on…
Online agent debuts viewer identity verification tool
An online agency has claimed a world-first by rolling out an online viewer identity verification tool for its customers.
Prime Scottish prices dip but Edinburgh rallies despite EU uncertainty
Prime property prices in Scotland dropped by 0.4% between April and June, says Knight Frank, leaving them 0.6% lower than at this time last year.
Green light for Vinopolis redevelopment; Meyer Bergman to ‘add new dimension’ to Bankside
Southwark Borough Council has green-lighted the redevelopment of the former wine-tasting venue Vinopolis into a 197,786 square foot mixed-use scheme.
83% of prime London properties sold in Q2 had a price cut
Over 83% of properties sold in prime London during Q2 2016 had a price reduction from the initial asking price, according to the latest research by Turnbull Property.
Waiting for the Dust to Settle: UK property markets and post-Brexit horizon lines
It's still too foggy to see the horizon, but the fundamentals that were true at the start of June will still be the fundamentals that are true at the start of July, says JLL's Adam Challis...
How have the world’s top resi markets been performing this year?
The latest instalment of Knight Frank’s Global Residential Cities Index, which tracks the performance of mainstream house prices across 150 cities, sees Shenzhen continuing to lead the world rankings…