Inside Hanoi’s gated communities: elite enclaves where even the air is cleaner

The rapid growth of Vietnam’s super-rich means multi-billion dollar developments are rising across this ancient city, separating the wealthy with walls and 24-hour private security from street hawkers, congestion and pollution

Punta del Este: is Uruguay’s uber-rich ‘gated city’ a glimpse of our urban future?

Astronomic rents and zero public housing keep the haves and have-nots apart in the exclusive Uruguayan coastal city. So is this dystopian ‘paradise’ preempting the path on which other global cities are set?

3 of the Most Expensive Commercial Real Estate Deals in History

If you are looking to sell any commercial property, the first thing you do is check the listings. This will enable you to identify similar properties in a relevant geographic area, with the result that you can establish a fair and reasonable price that the real-time market can bear. Out of curiosity, however, you may … Read more

My life inside the luxury real estate bubble

Taylor Antrim had a dream job being flown around the world to write about high-end property – but he missed the signs of an economic disaster in the making

Safe storage of wealth? US$100 million established as the billionaire benchmark for ultra-prime property, says study

‘Trophy’ has become the new buzz-word in luxury real estate. More properties than ever before were sold and listed for sale at US$100 million or higher in 2014, says the new study by Christie’s International Real Estate — the world’s leading luxury residential network and the real estate arm of Christie’s art house. As the … Read more

Villa Garzoni, Pinocchio’s luxury villa, for sale in Tuscany

Villa Garzoni, “Pinocchio’s Villa”, for sale for 19 million Euros. The fable of Pinocchio attracts thousands of people from all over the world to Villa Garzoni or “Pinocchio’s Villa” each year. The remarkable real estate complex located in Collodi, Tuscany is for sale to an investor who “understands the potential and invests in improving and increasing the … Read more