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Six key trends for prime property markets in 2023
'The legacy of the pandemic – where buyers were driven by lifestyle choices and the birth of the ‘race for space’ phenomenon – is now permanently ingrained in the UK buyer's psyche,' says Savills,…
Billionaire Ambitions 2022: Six trends for the world’s wealthiest people
The world's billionaire population fell by 3% last year, according to UBS, while the UK saw a 12.5% decline.
HNW Hotspots: Where the world’s wealthiest are looking to buy homes in 2023
London, New York & Dubai lead the way for HNWI home-buying intentions, reports Knight Frank.
UK Build-to-Rent sector set to grow 82% by 2028
Institutional investors are piling into the UK's build-to-rent sector, reports Knight Frank, as the firm highlights 15 areas that present particularly strong opportunities for BtR development.
Mapped: The markets most insulated from rising mortgage costs
Prime property markets are relatively insulated from mortgage rate hikes, says Knight Frank - but transaction numbers are still likely to drop-off in the coming years as the wider housing market cools.
Rural home sales fall as city living moves back into fashion
Knight Frank data shows a clear drop in rural property sales over the last year, while exchanges in regional towns and cities has increased by an equivalent amount.
A fifth of landlords plan to reduce portfolio size as costs of living rise, claims research
'Landlords are making significant adjustments to their portfolios to cater for the fast-changing macroeconomic environment,' says Handelsbanken.
Mapped: Offshore-owned residential property in London
'There are far more properties held offshore than previously estimated,' says a new report.
The case for Nine Elms: How south London’s big riverside regen ‘has become a key destination for lifestyle’
More than half of all homes in the Nine Elms Masterplan are now either complete or under construction, says Savills - and the area is finally developing its own personality.
Build-to-Rent investment has almost doubled in the last year
Nearly £1.2bn was pumped into the UK's build-to-rent sector in Q3, reports Cushman & Wakefield, up from £600mn in the same period last year.
The UK’s super-rich headcount fell in 2021, but is set to rocket in the coming years
Only a few nations saw their UHNW population fall last year;
The US luxury property market in 2022: Eight key trends
Rich Americans are piling back into international real estate markets, with a remarkable 92% US-based HNWIs now considering a property purchase abroad, according to a new survey by Coldwell Banker.