
It's a particularly good time to be a luxury homeowner in San Francisco.
The Californian city tops Knight Frank's Prime Global Cities Index of prices for high-end real estate around the world.
Tech industry money has been pouring into San Francisco, helping push up the median asking price to more than $1 million.
The list features other cities with strong tech sectors, as well as emerging markets where new wealth is blossoming, and foreign investment hotspots.
- San Francisco: 14.3% (price rise)
- Bangalore, India: 13.6%
- Miami: 12.2%
- Vancouver, Canada: 11.8%
- Jakarta, Indonesia: 11.2%
- Tel Aviv, Israel: 10.2%
- Tokyo, Japan: 8.1%
- Dublin, Ireland: 8%