Europe's Alpine property market is defying the global luxury slowdown, with prime mountain homes delivering double-digit growth and attracting high-net-worth buyers seeking year-round retreats, according to Knight Frank's Alpine Property Report 2026.
Europe is cementing its status as the preferred destination for global high-net-worth individuals as shifting tax regimes, geopolitical tensions and changing visa programs accelerate wealth migration, according to Knight Frank's latest European Lifestyle Report.
The world's wealthiest property hunters descended on Monaco during the recent Formula One Grand Prix weekend, sending real estate searches soaring and helping drive the city-state's housing market to new record highs.
Ireland's housing market continued its rapid ascent in the second quarter of 2025, with national home prices rising 3% quarter-on-quarter and soaring 12.3% year-on-year -- the fastest annual growth since the introduction of mortgage lending rules in 2015, according to new data released Monday by Daft.ie.