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Savills: European buyers dominate continent’s real estate market as international buyers expected to make a splash this year

According to Savills latest research, intra-European cross border investment remains the dominant source of cross border capital, accounting for just over half of all cross-border volumes in 2023. This is the equivalent of €34bn and included significant investments from French and Spanish buyers in neighbouring countries who are expected to remain active this year. The […]

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Greece: Inside one of Europe’s last golden visa programmes and what’s set to change

Greece launched its programme in 2013 during what became the country’s 10-year financial crisis. Greece is one of the last remaining countries in Europe to offer golden visas. The controversial ‘residency by investment’ schemes allow wealthy foreigners to ‘buy’ the right to stay in a country long term. Concerns over security and inflation have led […]

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UK housing market sees first value drop in a decade

The total value of all homes across the UK has dipped for the first time since 2012. According to figures by Savills, the total value of UK homes now stands at £8.678 trillion. The analysis of the UK’s housing stock reveals that the total value has fallen marginally on 2022 – when values peaked – but remains […]

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Have Dubai property prices reached their peak?

There are strong signs that the market is maturing, say experts The outlook for the coming year is further price increases but at a slower rate. Victor Besa / The National Neil Halligan Dubai’s residential property prices are expected to moderate this year, but the market shows no signs of letting up for the foreseeable […]