Tips for Gen Ys looking to buy their first Johor property
Since the inception of Iskandar Malaysia in 2006, Johor’s property market has made a remarkable turnaround. When the land swap deal was concluded by the Malaysian and Singaporean governments...
Continue Reading • 15 May 2016
Chinese interest in Phuket property picking up
Property buyers from China could be flocking to Phuket if the CEO of China’s largest international property website is to be believed. Charles Pittar, CEO of Juwai.com,...
Continue Reading • 13 May 2016
How will the Philippines' new president impact the property market?
Rodrigo Duterte has officially won the Philippines presidential election and will take office as the 16th President of the Republic of the Philippines. This news could have ramifications...
Continue Reading • 13 May 2016
Nominees announced for Vietnam Property Awards 2016
Shortlisted nominees for the Vietnam Property Awards 2016, organised by Property Report magazine, were announced recently, with the exclusive event returning after a successful first year...
Continue Reading • 13 May 2016
12 tips for investing in Cambodia
Cambodia is a rapidly developing market, and many investors with lower budgets and higher risk appetites are looking closely at this country to make their next pot of gold
Continue Reading • 13 May 2016
The allure of the South
A growing number of foreign investors are looking to invest outside Manila, the Philippines’ capital, with Mandaue City in Cebu emerging as a hotspot, due to the region’s flourishing economy,...
Continue Reading • 13 May 2016
Aussie banks clamp down on foreign property buyers
Australian banks have introduced more stringent loan application rules for foreign property buyers, including the country’s four largest lenders, media reports said...
Continue Reading • 10 May 2016
Property prices in Iskandar to surge in next 10 years
Iskandar could become an investment haven in Malaysia, according to media reports quoting experts. It is expected to become one of the world’s most prosperous regions in the next 10 years...
Continue Reading • 9 May 2016
Singapore second biggest investor in Vietnam
Singapore has emerged as the second biggest foreign investor in Vietnam after pumping in US$730 million worth of investments there during the first four months of 2016...
Continue Reading • 9 May 2016
UK still a big draw for Asian property investors
UK-based Select Property Group recently opened an office at the CapitaGreen office building in Singapore, to take advantage of the ongoing demand for lucrative investment properties in Britain...
Continue Reading • 6 May 2016
Berlin clamps down on short-term rental websites
Those who are caught leasing out entire properties in Berlin on Airbnb and other similar websites instead of single rooms will face hefty fines, media reports said...
Continue Reading • 4 May 2016
Luxury house hunting takes to the skies
There is a new way to go luxury house hunting. In some US cities, real estate agents have taken to the skies using helicopter tours to impress clients, media reports said...
Continue Reading • 3 May 2016
Malaysia's S P Setia acquires another Australian site
Malaysia-based S P Setia Berhad announced on Friday (29 April) that it has secured a prime site in the upper east-end of Melbourne's central business district (CBD) for A$101 million...
Continue Reading • 1 May 2016
Plans underway to build Southeast Asia's tallest skyscraper
Malaysia’s biggest fund management company plans to build a 118-storey skyscraper in Kuala Lumpur that will surpass the height of the Petronas Twin Towers, media reports said...
Continue Reading • 29 Apr 2016
Trump expands into Canada
Trump Tower Vancouver, an upscale hotel-cum-residential development, is scheduled to open in late summer 2016. At 616 feet tall, the US$360 million, 63-storey tower, is currently the second-tallest building in the city.
Continue Reading • 29 Apr 2016
KL aspires to be among top global cities by 2020
According to a report, the Greater Kuala Lumpur/ Klang Valley National Key Economic Area aims to be among the top economic and liveable cities in the world by 2020, said media reports...
Continue Reading • 27 Apr 2016
Chinese property giant in trouble?
China’s second-largest developer, Evergrande Real Estate Group, claims it can meet debt obligations despite Standard and Poor’s assessment that the company is now vulnerable to non-payment...
Continue Reading • 27 Apr 2016
Times of uncertainty demand investments that protect capital
SPECIAL ADVERTISING FEATURE: As the financial centre of Asia, and as a small and open economy, Singapore is affected by the slowdown of Asia’s economies, led by the volatility...
Continue Reading • 27 Apr 2016
Aussie state to raise property tax for foreign buyers
The state government of Victoria in Australia plans to raise property taxes for foreign home buyers, from three percent to seven percent by July 2016, media reports said...
Continue Reading • 25 Apr 2016
Wind of change
Move over New York, Asia’s super-rich are shifting their attention to Chicago, splashing cash on towering skyscrapers in the downtown area. Around 16 percent of the US$20.2 billion...
Continue Reading • 22 Apr 2016