Main image: Chongqing, China (image by Ming Chen)
Prime property markets under-perform the mainstream in most global cities
China dominates the top of Savills' global cities property price inflation table
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Prime property prices outpace mainstream markets in global cities
"We expect the prospect of rising interest rates, government intervention and the withdrawal of stimulus measures to rein in the market’s exuberance in the second half of 2021," says Knight Frank, as…
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