Luxury London homes best bargain for Chinese buyers
Reuters
Chinese luxury home buyers are leading a legion of cash-rich non-UK investors in search of upmarket London homes, with demand driven by currency exchange rates that produce discounts of up to a quarter on purchase…

Source: The Institute for Luxury Home Marketing
www.LuxuryInsights.com

Highlights from the story:

Sales of £1m-plus homes in London hit their highest level since the 2007 housing peak…
Sales of prestige property in France and Monaco leapt 38% in the third quarter of this year, compared with the previous quarter.
Prices on luxury homes in the French Riviere up 3.5% YOY.
They sum it up this way: “When the economic going gets tough, the rich get going in increasingly big houses.”

Let’s hope our global economic conditions improve.  In the meantime, this is more good news for luxury professionals.

Source: The Institute for Luxury Home Marketing
www.LuxuryInsights.com

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View more information about this property, including photos, floorplans, and a descriptive brochure.

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Kingdom Come (View Listing) – Spectacular open concept residence, secluded on a bluff with panoramic breathtaking ocean views from all principal rooms. Sleeping loft, spacious solarium, multiple decks, hot tub, authentic yurt, two cottages, additional accommodation potential. Private retreat.