Real estate
November 12, 2019
Vancouver, Canada saw double-digit price declines. Image credit: Knight Frank
By Sarah Jones
Affluent real estate buyer confidence is being weighed down by factors including the U.S.-China trade war and Brexit, leading the world’s most expensive residential markets to see softening luxury sales prices.
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