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Some global property markets overheating: report

Residential and commercial property prices in some developed economies have spiralled so high that there is a significant chance these markets could overheat...

Continue Reading4 Jan 2017

HK home prices hit new high in November

After an eight-month rise, private home prices in Hong Kong achieved a new record in November, rising by 0.79 percent from the previous month, media reports said...

Continue Reading3 Jan 2017

Land acquisition for HSR project to take place next year

Malaysian agency MyHSR expects land for the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail (HSR) project to be acquired by the third quarter of 2017...

Continue Reading28 Dec 2016

Oxley sells two blocks in London project for S$277.1m

Oxley Wharf Property, a subsidiary of Oxley Holdings, has sold all the apartments in two blocks of its Royal Wharf development...

Continue Reading28 Dec 2016

Dubai developer offers BMWs with apartment purchases

Dubai property developer Damac Properties has bundled a luxury car with apartment sales worth over AED599,000 (S$236,290),

Continue Reading27 Dec 2016

Keppel Land, Metland to jointly develop landed homes in Indonesia

Keppel Land has partnered with PT Metropolitan Land Tbk (Metland), one of Indonesia’s leading property developers, to develop landed homes in Greater Jakarta.

Continue Reading23 Dec 2016

China to implement variety of measures to cool property market

China will take a varied approach to regulating its overheated property market, with measures ranging from financial and fiscal to taxes and land, said President Xi Jinping.

Continue Reading23 Dec 2016

Aussie housing market shows signs of cooling

Australia’s runaway property market showed its first signs of cooling, with the Sydney house price index rising by 3.2 percent in the first nine months of the year following two years of double-digit growth...

Continue Reading21 Dec 2016

Toronto: Liveable and loveable

The Canadian city of Toronto regularly places at or near the top of the list for overall quality of living. This is not surprising, considering it ranks high for security, health and education...

Continue Reading21 Dec 2016

PropertyGuru celebrates successful Australia Property Show

More than 500 local and overseas visitors attended the two-day exhibition to find out more about investment opportunities Down Under...

Continue Reading21 Dec 2016

Rapid Transit System to boost Johor property market

Analysts expect interest in Johor Bahru properties to increase with news that Malaysia and Singapore may sign a bilateral agreement for the Rapid Transit System (RTS) in 2017...

Continue Reading19 Dec 2016

Singapore, Malaysia sign landmark HSR deal

The KL-Singapore High Speed Rail (HSR) project is now a step closer to reality, after the bilateral agreement for the much-anticipated project was officially signed yesterday...

Continue Reading14 Dec 2016

Hong Kong’s super-rich avoid paying property tax

Some wealthy home buyers have found ways to avoid paying Hong Kong’s hefty property taxes, which were imposed as part of the government’s property cooling measures, media reports said...

Continue Reading14 Dec 2016

PM Lee to witness signing of KL-Singapore HSR agreement

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Tuesday (13 December) will witness the signing of the bilateral agreement for the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail (HSR) project...

Continue Reading13 Dec 2016

Joint tender for HSR project to launch end-2017

MyHSR CEO Mohd Nur Ismal Kamal revealed that the joint tender for the high-speed rail (HSR) project between Singapore and Malaysia will launch in the fourth quarter of 2017...

Continue Reading9 Dec 2016

Oxley to acquire 40% stake in Australian property firm

Property developer Oxley Holdings plans to acquire a 40 percent stake in Pindan Group, a leading property and construction company in Western Australia...

Continue Reading8 Dec 2016

Design unveiled for new motorsports city in Iskandar

FASTrack Iskandar unveiled the design of Fastrackcity in Iskandar Malaysia on Tuesday (6 December), with Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak officiating the ceremony...

Continue Reading7 Dec 2016

Knight Frank partners with Santos in the Philippines

Knight Frank has partnered with Rick Santos, head of a leading real estate brokerage and consulting firm in the Philippines, with the business set to rebrand as Santos Knight Frank effective from 1 January 2017...

Continue Reading7 Dec 2016

Malaysia property market prospects discussed at PropertyGuru forum

The Malaysian real estate sector faces challenging conditions, and its prospects for next year were discussed at the PropertyGuru 2017 Property Outlook Forum was held yesterday (1 December).

Continue Reading2 Dec 2016

See how landscape architecture is shaping developments all over Asia

Songdo in South Korea bills itself as a city of the future. Built on 600 hectares of reclaimed land outside of Seoul, it is a blueprint for urban development in the 21st century...

Continue Reading2 Dec 2016