Investors allocating more capital to real estate today but focusing on specific cities

Real Estate Investment – A major factor in city success. According to research by Jones Lang LaSalle, with real estate investment levels reaching a new high of an estimated ten dollars chasing each dollar of prime assets, real estate is no longer considered a consequence of city success, but is now actively employed to drive … Read more

Electra Court, Hollywood Hills’ Mt. Olympus neighborhood, sold for $30 million

Hollywood Hills’ Mt. Olympus neighborhood, the ultimate contemporary Hollywood dream home, was sold for $30 million, a record price in the Hollywood Hills for the exclusive Mt. Olympus location. Oscar-nominated film producer and Silicon Valley scion Megan Ellison, whose movies including “Zero Dark Thirty” and “American Hustle,” bought the main three-acre site and adjacent undeveloped … Read more

Eddie Murphy’s former Granite Bay estate back on the market for $12 million

Former Eddie Murphy Estate Hits the Market in Granite Bay. Eddie Murphy’s former Granite Bay estate is back on the market for $12 million which includes all of the estate’s furnishings. The home purchased by Murphy and his wife Nicole in 1998 was acquired by a private investor in 2007. The luxury estate is located … Read more

Top retirement haven in Europe and worldwide

Panama is the best place to retire, while Spain is top retirement haven in Europe Panama is the “World’s Best Retirement Haven in 2014” according to InternationalLiving.com’s Global Retirement Index 2014. Panama, Ecuador, Malaysia, Costa Rica and Spain are the top 5 best destinations for good-value living around the world. The index features 24 countries, … Read more

House prices up in four Spanish regions with the Balearics posting the highest leap

  According to official figures for Q3, house prices in four Spanish regions are now on the rise. The Balearics lead the way with 4.4% growth year on year and Balearics Sotheby’s International Realty expects the trend to continue for 2014. “The factors that kept these Mediterranean islands buoyant in recession, are the same as … Read more

World’s most expensive office markets

Demand for the best space in the best locations continues to be strong: World’s Most Expensive Office Markets. London Unseats Hong Kong.   London’s West End replaced central Hong Kong as the world’s most expensive office property market, but Asia continued to dominate the world’s most expensive office locations, accounting for four of the top five … Read more