Global Realty

For more than four decades, St Kitts and Nevis has occupied an unusual position in global investment migration. It pioneered citizenship by investment in 1984. Now, Premier of Nevis Mark Brantley believes the model is entering another transformation.

Migration law expert Lisa Chanesman explains why New Zealand’s Active Investor Plus Visa is gaining traction among global investors and how it fits into wider wealth planning, residency diversification and long-term mobility strategies.

Latvia is recasting its Golden Visa regime around a €150,000 fund investment, replacing traditional property and bank routes as tighter security screening and declining programme use reshape investor residence in the Baltic state.

Mark Zuckerberg’s Irish castle purchase highlights a wider trend: global wealth is turning to Ireland’s great estates, drawn by privacy, scarcity, political stability, EU access and the country’s unusually insulated Atlantic geography.

China’s Tianjin 117, the world’s tallest unoccupied skyscraper, is edging towards completion after years of delay, offering a striking case study in how architectural ambition, prestige and political symbolism can run ahead of genuine property-market demand.

Malta is gaining traction among Asian investors seeking European residence, family security and long-term mobility, as interest grows in the Malta Permanent Residence Programme and wider residence planning.

Saudi Arabia’s Jeddah Tower has reached 107 floors and 430 metres, reviving a one-kilometre development wager as war disrupts regional trade and tests confidence across the Red Sea and Gulf.

A global housing ranking reveals a vast affordability divide, while fresh BIS and OECD data show why property remains increasingly tied to wealth, credit and mobility. Pictured: Shenzhen, China.

As wealth management becomes increasingly shaped by safety, currency strength and jurisdictional trust, Julius Baer’s latest lifestyle index shows where the rich are paying a premium not merely for luxury, but for stability, influence and long-term security.

Despite geopolitical headwinds and the fallout from conflict in the wider region, Saudi Arabia’s JEC Tower shows how real estate can still dream big and set new records.