International
Real estate trends and developments from global markets – what’s happening overseas and why it matters here.
Mount Vernon Cemetery hits the market: 33,000 quiet tenants included
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New Zealand property profits plunge to lowest since 2015
The proportion of properties selling for a profit in New Zealand has hit its lowest level since 2015.
Townhouses surge: Transforming NZ’s housing landscape
Townhouses have become a significant growth component for the New Zealand housing market, making up almost half of…
Is Ryan Serhant still selling the world’s tallest penthouse?
Central Park Tower's priciest penthouse that was listed for US$250,000 with high-profile agent Ryan Serhant has been withdrawn…
European dream: Transforming a €1 Sicilian vacation home
In Europe, it’s not uncommon for small towns and villages to sell off old rundown properties for €1…
Gen AI leads McKinsey’s top tech trends for 2024
Despite the increased economic turbulence of 2023, investment in technology has shown resilience, with Generative AI leading the…
Sam Lewis heads up Ray White’s expansion into Vanuatu
Ray White is headed to the tropical paradise of Vanuatu, with the opening of a new office led…
New Zealand’s million-dollar suburbs face price pinch
The number of million-dollar suburbs is falling in New Zealand, with rapid price growth slowing considerably in recent…
The tiny homes made from ‘junk’
Overcoming the financial challenge of entering the property market has become more achievable with the rise of the…
Megan Jaffe brings Ray White back to Ponsonby
High-profile owner of Ray White Remuera, Megan Jaffe and her business partner Thomas Farmer, continue to build on…
Zillow, Redfin facing video privacy lawsuits
US-based, Zillow and Redfin are facing class action lawsuits over their alleged use of secret tracking pixels on…
10 things to know about the NZ property market right now
Regulatory change is a huge theme for housing at present, so in this environment CoreLogic's Chief Property Economist,…
US housing shortage rises to 4.5 million homes
The housing shortage in the US has grown to 4.5 million homes, with a pandemic construction boom unable…
Amazon to invest extra $1.4 billion in affordable housing
Amazon will invest an extra US$1.4 billion in its Housing Equity Fund, which is aimed at creating or…
Australian’s ‘thriving’ in life but stressed at work
Australians and New Zealanders have reported “thriving” in life despite many being stressed at work and actively looking…
Microsoft removes listing data from Bing Real Estate
Bing Real Estate has come under fire for allegedly listing properties sourced directly from Zillow, Redfin and Realtor.com.
Landlord ordered to compensate drug-growing tenant
A New Zealand landlord has been ordered to compensate a tenant $10,000, despite the tenant's involvement in illegal…
Harcourts to make it cool to be at school
The Harcourts Foundation has teamed up with Inspirational Women as part of an international campaign to support Fijian…
NZ mortgage rates rise, first home grants scrapped
Given the scrapping of first home grants (deposit assistance) and the strong indication from the latest Monetary Policy…
Sydney prime rents grow at the fastest pace in the world
Sydney prime rents grew nearly 20 per cent in the past 12 months, three times the rate of…
Melbourne and Sydney named as top international cities
Melbourne and Sydney have been named amongst the best in the world according to a new index of…
Facebook is shutting down Workplace
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, has announced it’s shutting down its enterprise communications business Workplace.
New Zealand resellers still seeing red
Prices are still favouring buyers in New Zealand, with new data showing that increasing numbers of resellers have…
The Zillow Gone Wild TV series set to premiere
A new Zillow Gone Wild TV series has premiered in the US, inspired by the popular Instagram account…
Judge approves NAR settlements after late bid fails
Despite a last-ditch bid to halt settlement proceedings in the NAR commission case, a judge has given his…
Four Australian cities among the world’s wealthiest
Sydney has been named one of the world’s wealthiest cities, with 147,000 millionaires calling the Harbour City home.
NZ FHB’s making the most of lower prices
New Zealand first-home buyers have capitalised on lower property prices and other incentives, making up more than one-quarter…
Matt Damon scoops up $8.6 million condo in West Hollywood
West Hollywood's prestigious residential market has just welcomed another A-list resident into its fold with Matt Damon acquiring…
Generative AI to propel global data centre market growth
The rise of generative AI is set to transform the data centre market, making it one of the…
Step into the future aboard the $3 billion underwater superyacht Migaloo M5
The ultra-wealthy won't just be able to live in luxurious homes on land, they'll also have the option…
Meet the new Atlas: stronger, swifter and fully electric
Just a day after Boston Dynamic’s humanoid robot, Atlas, was retired, its new and very definitely improved sibling…
Ray White New Zealand raises over $400,000 for charity
The Ray White network across New Zealand has spent the month of March, walking, swimming and riding to…
How agents can win after the NAR commission case
It’s the “educated agent” that’s likely to succeed in a post-NAR commission landscape that the US real estate…
Spanish Government to cease ‘golden visa’ scheme for property investment
The Spanish government has initiated the process to discontinue the controversial "golden visa" scheme, which has offered foreign…