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In its newest edition the online magazine luxury defined presents a variety of high end properties such as an elegant pied-à-terre in London’s Mayfair, a lavish five-bedroom apartment above Bangkok’s River of Kings, or a magnificent Louis XVIII-style château on 100 acres in France’s Loire Valley. Here, you find out what and, perhaps even more importantly, where $5 million gets you.

Heartbrut.com recently published its Carte Brute Zurich; it presents 40 pioneering concrete icons from all over the canton of Zurich, including classics and contemporary objects by well-known architects such as Herzog & de Meuron or Barozzi Veiga.

Good news for property owners. Prices are rising like they haven’t for a long time. According to IAZI AG, prices for private residential property rose by 1.9 % in the 4th quarter of 2021, and by 6.2 % on an annual basis. And the forecasts for 2022 also point to further price increases. However, there are also signs of a slight increase in mortgage interest rates here as well. This could put pressure on prices – especially for income properties.