China has seen an increase in outward investment by almost 1,500%* in a decade (2005 - 2015) according to the Knight Frank Wealth Report, 2016.
Commercial property is no more a ‘Cinderella’ asset class for UHNWI’s as they now account for 25% of global commercial property investment volumes investing $902 billion into the sector since the current cycle commenced in 2009.
Prime residential property prices in Vancouver rose by 25%* in 2015 according to Knight Frank’s Prime International Residential Index (PIRI).
"With the start of the Six Nations Championship, we decided to take a timely comparative analysis of the prime capital city residential performance for each of the competing nations", Knight Frank says.
Knight Frank today announces its financial results for the year ended 31 March 2015 reporting a record £162m profit and £443m turnover.
Increased numbers of international investors are investigating opportunities in African real estate markets, attracted by the continent’s startling economic and demographic growth prospects.
Private investors accounted for a quarter, or $153bn (£100m), of all commercial property deals in 2014.
The number of ultra-high net worth individuals – those with at least $30 million in assets – in Africa will increase by a staggering 59% over the next 10 years, stronger than the 34% projected global growth.
Although our Prime Global Rental Index increased by 2.1% in the year to September 2014, its rate of annual growth has slowed considerably.

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