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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Ranked: The ten ‘most prominent’ estate agency brands in Britain
One prime estate agency has listed properties for sale in more than half of the nation's postcodes in the last six months, significantly out-covering any other brick-and-mortar firm.
Keir Waddell: Five PCL developments that will define five trends in 2023
Strutt & Parker's London new homes sales chief reflects on the big themes to emerge in the prime development sector lately, and the projects currently setting the tone in the luxury market...
Strutt & Parker hires PCL specialist from Savills
Charles Medina has moved from Savills to become a Director at Strutt & Parker in Mayfair and Marylebone.
Dexters buys Marsh & Parsons for £29mn
Another major acquisition creates London's biggest estate agency network.
Ex-Sotheby’s & Carter Jonas man launches buying agency
Jason Corbett's independent outfit, Rowallan Buying Agents, will focus on SW London and the Home Counties
Savills names new Islington sales chief
Estate agency promotion promises 'a property tour de force for Islington', says Savills' head of London resi.
Accouter achieves B Corp status
AGC is the the first British interior design collective to raise its social credentials with B Corp accreditation, joining the likes of Patagonia, The Modern House and The Portman Estate.
Gove accelerates reform of ‘feudal’ leasehold system
Housing secretary Michael Gove is bringing forward plans to reform England's "outdated" leasehold system
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