The main towns such as Alghero and Sassari (we decided to only do the northern half of the island) are typical of many old Italian towns in less affluent regions, pretty nondescript on the outskirts, with the ring of 1970s tower blocks eventually …

Even the wealthiest among us usually focus on personal consumer products such as clothing, electronic gadgets and luxury items. Very few of us spend on products that have more of a public dimension, such as art and culture. In fact, our spending habits …

Foreign demand has helped luxury brands resist Italy's longest recession since World War Two and Confesercenti singled out Arab consumers as buyers of discounted luxury goods. Italian consumer confidence rose in June, according to the statistics agency …

The agency has won a UK brief to develop the newly launched Blue House Club, which seeks to bring the brand's premium goods to high net worth individuals. The members' club was kicked off at a London-based event last week with a demonstration of the …

After a bumpy 2011 and a slow-starting 2012, there is no disputing the residential real–estate market this year has pulled out of the depths of the mortgage crisis. For the last 18 months, the median home price in King … The high-water mark was set …

Data-centre mogul Andy Ruhan, who has extensive US real–estate interests and is currently involved in a number of super prime high–end developments in Manhattan and Miami, reportedly met with Nama. His company, Bridge Capital, was allegedly willing …

… increase — both at 5 percent — in median sale price over the year. Lee Trite, board president of the Realtors association, said the numbers mean that not as many people are investing in high–end homes as before. She attributed the greater …

All of it translated to banks needing less office real estate, leading to high vacancy rates. As of the end of March, about 17.7 percent of leased commercial office space remained vacant in New Castle County, according to data from Newmark Grubb Knight …

There's lots of inventory available. In the 19807 zip code, which encompasses Greenville and Centerville, there are 14 listings in the million-plus range, according to Trulia, a real estate sales and information website. Delaware beaches are awash in …