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Office market improved while retail market continued its momentum
DATE:
17 May 2012
According to Knight Franks' latest research report, there was improved sentiment in Hong Kong’s Grade-A office sales and leasing sectors in April 2012.
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Shanghai authorities continues to cool residential market, retail and office sectors to benefit
DATE:
15 May 2012
According to research from international property consultant Knight Frank, Shanghai’s economic growth slowed in the first quarter of 2012, down to 7.0% from the previous year’s 8.5%.
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Prime world city markets turn negative
DATE:
14 May 2012
The value of prime property in the world’s key cities fell by 0.4% in the first quarter of 2012. This represents the index’s first quarterly fall since the depths of the global recession.
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China primary residential prices continue to fall
DATE:
09 May 2012
According to Knight Franks and Holdways' latest research report, in the first quarter of 2012, adjusted new-home prices in 20 major Chinese cities dropped 6.0% from their last peak in the third quarter of 2011.
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Developer St George launches new London waterside apartments at Chelsea Creek
DATE:
08 May 2012
Luxury waterside apartment development Chelsea Creek, a short walk from London’s famous King’s Road, Sloane Square and the River Thames, will this week unveil a new collection of investment and owner-occupier homes for sale.
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China home prices and sales drop amid strict policies
DATE:
03 May 2012
According to Knight Franks' latest research report, the combined effects of stringent housing regulations and the sovereign debt crises in Europe and the US, during the traditional slow season of Chinese New Year, led to a drop in the volume of home-sale transactions in the first quarter
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Knight Frank optimistic on office rentals in Shanghai and Beijing’s non-core areas
DATE:
26 April 2012
As of 2011, Beijing has become the most expensive location in China with an annual rent of USD 56.05 per sq ft, followed by Shanghai at USD 49.16 per sq ft, ranking them the 19th and 28th most expensive cities in the world.
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Grade-A office remained the weakest property sector in Hong Kong
DATE:
17 April 2012
According to Knight Franks' latest research report, in March 2012, the Grade-A office market remained the weakest property sector in Hong Kong.
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London and New York to hold ‘top city’ positions for another ten years, says The Wealth Report 2012
DATE:
29 March 2012
Drawing on insight from Knight Frank, Citi Private Bank and other leading commentators, The Wealth Report 2012 pulls together all these strands and explains their connections and likely implications.
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Sales volumes surge in prime central London
DATE:
13 March 2012
The sustainability of central London’s housing market has been questioned continually since the current revival began in 2009. Rising sales volumes should provide some comfort according to Liam Bailey, Knight Frank’s Head of Residential Research.
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