LTA, MyHSR to issue joint tender for HSR project
The LTA and MyHSR will call for a joint tender today (22 August) to appoint a Joint Development Partner to assist in the development of the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore HSR project.
Continue Reading • 22 Aug 2016
$2m for a unit at Banyan Tree’s Brisbane project
Singapore-based hospitality group Banyan Tree officially launched its first luxury residential project in Australia on Wednesday. The average price point for each of the sold units is AU$2 million...
Continue Reading • 18 Aug 2016
Will Indonesia be SE Asia’s new tax-haven paradise?
To meet its infrastructure targets and bridge a growing budget deficit, the Indonesian government is discussing the possibility of establishing tax haven jurisdictions in two of its islands...
Continue Reading • 17 Aug 2016
RE/MAX opens office in Myanmar
Real estate company RE/MAX has opened an office in Myanmar to tap on the country's growing property market. Real Centre Holdings' owner Ken Lim acquired the RE/MAX master franchise for Myanmar back in January...
Continue Reading • 16 Aug 2016
Indonesia slashes property tax
Home sellers in Indonesia will face lower taxes from September, after a presidential regulation slashed the home sales tax by 50 percent in a bid to boost the country’s property sector, media reports said...
Continue Reading • 15 Aug 2016
Sime Darby takes top prize at South East Asia Property Awards (Malaysia)
Township builder Sime Darby Property was the big winner at the 2016 South East Asia Property Awards (Malaysia), picking up the Best Developer prize and sharing Special Recognition in Sustainable Development...
Continue Reading • 13 Aug 2016
For Singaporean investors, there’s no place like Cambodia
Cambodia has become the fulcrum of attention for Singaporeans in a broad spectrum of sectors, ranging from manufacturing and agriculture to real estate, media reports said...
Continue Reading • 12 Aug 2016
New York overtakes London as world’s most expensive city
New York has surpassed London as the world’s most expensive city to live and work after Britain’s decision to leave the European Union resulted in a dramatic drop in the Sterling, revealed Xinhua, citing research from Savills...
Continue Reading • 8 Aug 2016
5 amazing structures built for the Olympic Games in Asia
Historically, the high from the Olympic Games is ephemeral and does not always translate to real estate growth in the host cities. Sales for Pure Island, the 3,600-unit complex of luxury apartment blocks in Rio de Janeiro...
Continue Reading • 8 Aug 2016
6 fun facts about shopping in Dubai
Dubai is dubbed the “shopping capital of the Middle East” for a reason. We take a look at the basics to shopping in the city.
Continue Reading • 5 Aug 2016
Vancouver’s new property tax a nightmare for foreign talent
British Columbia’s surprise 15 percent levy on foreign property buyers may make it even harder for Vancouver to attract foreign talent and achieve its goal of becoming Canada’s Silicon Valley, media reports said...
Continue Reading • 5 Aug 2016
Viridian Noosa: Resort living on the Sunshine Coast
Special Advertising Feature: The sun, sand, sea and verdant rainforests of the Sunshine Coast are all too easily mistaken for paradise, but this very picturesque place really does exist down under...
Continue Reading • 3 Aug 2016
Forest City project sparks ecology fears
Targeting affluent Chinese buyers, a multi-billion-dollar reclamation project near Singapore faces questions over its future due to the economic woes in China and warnings of environmental catastrophe, media reports said...
Continue Reading • 1 Aug 2016
Sinarmas Land, KOP Properties to jointly develop Batam project
Indonesia’s Sinarmas Land signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Singapore-listed KOP Properties on Sunday (31 July) to develop parts of Nuvasa Bay in Batam...
Continue Reading • 1 Aug 2016
Entries now open for China Property Awards 2016
China’s best developers and developments will once again be honoured at the third annual China Property Awards, organised by PropertyGuru Group...
Continue Reading • 1 Aug 2016
Duterte's win to bring positive changes
The recent election of Rodrigo Duterte as the Philippines' next president will bring positive changes, especially in view of his countryside development plans, infrastructure and agriculture focus,...
Continue Reading • 30 Jul 2016
Japanese firm to rent out apartments using Airbnb
Tokyo-listed real estate firm Star Mica plans to raise its returns from apartments using Airbnb to house overseas visitors, media reports said. The company, which owns around 2,500 apartments mostly in Tokyo,...
Continue Reading • 29 Jul 2016
New Bangkok project to launch in Singapore
The latest phase of a new residential development in Bangkok will be launched to buyers and investors in Singapore this weekend, revealed marketing agent Knight Frank...
Continue Reading • 28 Jul 2016
Vancouver's new foreigner tax to cool market
Foreign property buyers in Vancouver will have to contend with a new property tax aimed at cooling Canada’s red-hot property market, media reports said...
Continue Reading • 27 Jul 2016
The Saint Residences: Own a piece of Bangkok luxury
Special Advertising Feature: Discerning investors now have the chance to own a piece of the Land of Smiles. Salan Development has unveiled Benedict at The Saint Residences,...
Continue Reading • 27 Jul 2016