Miami tops investment banker UBS's latest Global Real Estate Bubble Index, marking it as the world's riskiest urban housing market. Tokyo and Zurich follow closely, while Los Angeles, Dubai, Amsterdam, and Geneva are also flagged for elevated bubble risk, according to the Swiss bank's annual report.
According to the latest data from Knight Frank, prime rental growth across 16 key cities slowed in the final quarter of 2024, with rents rising by 2.2% over the past year -- the slowest pace in more than three years.
According to HVS' annual Hotel Valuation Index (HVI), hotel values in Europe saw a consistent 2.0% increase in 2024, driven by lower interest rates, modest RevPAR growth, and sustained demand for European travel from international visitors.
In an era of rising debt costs, growing government deficits, and political turbulence in major European nations like France and Germany, Switzerland stands out as a refuge, according to global property consultant Knight Frank.