Opinion: Is luxury real estate a recession-proof asset?
"Real estate is more recession-proof than other assets, especially when it comes to luxury homes," argues Mickey Alam Khan, the New York-based president of Luxury Portfolio International.
Resilient cities & resi opportunities: New trends & drivers in UK HNW real estate investment
Wealthy private client investors "have been operating against an unprecedented backdrop of macro-economic disruption," says Investec - but "these challenging times have failed to dampen sentiment and can…
Europe’s resi real estate investors are ‘bullish’ despite Brexit & regulatory concerns
Paris, Berlin and Frankfurt are the top picks for real estate investment in 2020, reports PWC
Global real estate bounce ‘will extend into 2022’, predict economists
But Oxford Economics expects real estate returns to "temper considerably" by 2026, "falling well below their historical trend".
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Chestertons picks up well-known PCL lettings business
Estate agency takes over letting and management arm of boutique firm Henry & James as acquisition drive continues.
Tom Bill: What does the higher bank rate mean for the UK housing market?
Lenders are tinkering with mortgage rates as a contradictory set of events unfold but higher rates are here to stay, says Knight Frank's head of resi research.
‘There is no lack of interest’: Peninsula London pauses sales after world’s wealthiest pick up 70% of residences
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In Pictures: Former PM Johnson buys moated Oxfordshire Manor House
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Helen Green Design collaborated with the 'very best artisans, joiners and suppliers in the industry' on this sumptuous reworking.
Interview: Luxury property impresario Dean Main on building a £600mn development pipeline & managing £12bn of PCL schemes
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Ranked: The UK’s best places to live in 2023
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City Slicker: Inside a new Foster + Partners-designed penthouse in east London, asking £9.9mn
Principal Tower, a new 50-storey landmark on the edge of the Square Mile, is the only resi building in London designed inside-and-out by the world-famous architecture firm.
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Scottish estate market cools, but prices remain high
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