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The product design group LIXIL has launched a foldable bathtub at Designart Tokyo under the name Bathtpe. The idea is fascinating and it is probably not unusual that it originated in Japan. As is well known, rooms that can be used in different ways have a long tradition there. But the idea could also be a success here.

The online magazine Luxury Defined of Christie’s International Real Estate has asked four specialists from Christie’s International Real Estate’s global affiliate network about their segments of the vineyard real estate market: Bordeaux in France, Napa Valley in USA, Douro Valley in Portugal and Tuscany in Italy.

According to IAZI, the breather in the market for investment properties is probably already over, as the analysis of the latest transaction data points upwards again. IAZI writes: ‘In the third quarter of 2024, prices paid for apartment buildings were 1.3% higher than in the previous quarter, according to the “SWX IAZI Investment Real Estate Price Index”.