Record-breaking demand from hyperscalers and cloud providers drove data center leasing volumes to new highs in the first quarter of 2025, fueled by the global AI boom and tightening power supply, according to CBRE's latest Global Data Center Trends report.
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.
Michael Gerrity, founder of Miami-based World Property Ventures (WPV), has announced that WPV's wholly-owned subsidiary, World Property Markets, is soon launching a significant $350 million joint-venture funding round with multiple industry partners later this quarter.