According to Knight Frank's latest Prime Global Cities Index, the growth of prime residential property prices worldwide is slowly gaining momentum. The annual growth rate climbed in the final quarter of 2024, reaching 3.2%. Although this marks an improvement from the previous quarter, it remains below the 20-year average of 5.3%.
Based on Knight Frank's newly released Global Super-Prime Intelligence Report, a slowdown in luxury residential sales of properties priced over $10 million occurred across 12 major global cities during the three months leading up to September 2024.
Miami-based WORLD PROPERTY MARKETS founder and CEO Michael Gerrity announced plans this week to launch in mid-2025 the world's first global, AI-powered and consumer-facing MLS platform called GLOBAL LISTINGS.
Real estate consulting firm JLL predicts a significant increase in data-dependent technologies like the Internet of Things (IoT) and generative artificial intelligence (AI) will drive the need for robust IT infrastructure, particularly in the form of edge data centers.