Spotlight on Dubai property
Residential property prices in Dubai continue to lead the rest of the world with a recorded price growth of 27.7 percent over 12 months to the end of March 2014, according to the latest Knight Frank Global House Price Index which ranked the emirate top among 54 countries. Other factors that make...
Continue Reading • 26 Jun 2014
Vita's latest student offering
Student accommodation provider Vita Student will be unveiling its latest British residential investment opportunities at two special events in Singapore this week.Working in conjunction with Singapore real estate agency Tarian Real Estate they will be giving local investors the opportunity to...
Continue Reading • 25 Jun 2014
EcoHouse: We will deliver
EXCLUSIVE: Brazilian social housing investment developer EcoHouse has hit back at claims that it will fail to deliver returns to its thousands of global investors, and maintains that it is fully committed to completing its social housing projects in the South American country.As many as 800...
Continue Reading • 25 Jun 2014
Just why are Singaporeans top buyers of Dublin luxury property
News reports earlier this month identifying Singapore-based buyers as the leading overseas buyers of luxury residential property in Dublin. Ireland, raised eyebrows with a number of market watchers. Knight Frank, in its European Cities Review research report, also noted that Singapore buyers are...
Continue Reading • 24 Jun 2014
Singapore govt concerned about reclamation for Iskandar
Given Johor’s close proximity to Singapore, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) said it is “naturally concerned about any possible transboundary impact on Singapore from property development projects that involve reclamation works in the Straits of Johor.”The statement was...
Continue Reading • 23 Jun 2014
New luxury project heightens London's trendy vibe
Vibe, a new collection of luxury private apartments and penthouses in London, is having its Exclusive First Launch from 20 to 22 June 2014 at the St Regis.Developed by Telford Homes, the project features one, two and three-bedroom apartments and penthouses on the tenth floor. Prices start from...
Continue Reading • 20 Jun 2014
The facts about Japan investments
Singapore investment in Japanese real estate has been growing over recent years, as evidenced by the growing number of Tokyo property exhibitions in the city-state.Now new research from Orange Tee has examined the trend, and questioned whether now is the right time to invest in the country?In its...
Continue Reading • 9 Jun 2014
The Bridge's SOHO units warmly received
The launch of the SOHO (Small office, Home office) component of The Bridge condominium project was warmly received, with 11 percent of the units sold during the first two hours of sales, said media reports.The condominium project, a joint venture between Singapore’s Oxley Holdings and...
Continue Reading • 6 Jun 2014
China buyers in London to overtake Singaporeans by 2016
Investment in London property from China has increased by more than 1,500 percent since 2010, with London property buyers from the mainland predicted to overtake those from Singapore within two years. Chinese buyers account for 27 percent of new London homes and 17 percent of the total value of...
Continue Reading • 6 Jun 2014
Thailand interest on the rise
Overseas interest in Thailand property surged during May despite the imposition of martial law and the subsequent coup.In its monthly Top of the Props report, property searches for Thailand property on TheMoveChannel.com - a U.K.-based overseas property website – increased substantially and...
Continue Reading • 6 Jun 2014
High-net worth Chinese snap up luxury properties
The Luxury Property Show (LPS) Beijing 2014 saw an estimated US$90 million worth of lavish properties sold over three days. Over 4,700 highly-affluent individuals from Beijing and Northern China attended the invitation-only event on 16 to 18 May in China’s capital city. Luxury properties...
Continue Reading • 5 Jun 2014
Singapore looks beyond borders for homes, lower business cost
Singapore retains its position as one of the world’s leading cities with the help of its neighbours namely, the Malaysian state of Johor and Indonesia’s Riau Islands, which provide cheaper access to property and labour, according to media reports.For instance, a two-story home with...
Continue Reading • 5 Jun 2014
Rising interest in French property
Enquiries for French properties at one real estate firm have more than doubled in the last 12 months.Knight Frank’s French sales team have reported the significant rise in interest from potential buyers, with the number of registrations between January and May this year more than double the...
Continue Reading • 5 Jun 2014
Hua Hin clearwater lagoon will be the largest in Asia
Thailand listed property developer Pace Development Corporation plans to complete what will be Asia’s largest clearwater lagoon in December this year.The 45-rai, THB600 million (S$23.1 million) lagoon is located inside the 120-rai MahaSamutr ultra-luxury villa and country club resort...
Continue Reading • 5 Jun 2014
Asian buyers dominate Gosford
Asian buyers are dominating the real estate market in the Australian city of Gosford, and account for 50 percent of enquiries for some properties according to one local real estate firm.Buyers from across the Asia-Pacific region have been looking at properties ranging from entry-level apartments...
Continue Reading • 4 Jun 2014
Australian interest rates unchanged
Yesterday’s decision by the Reserve Bank of Australia's to leave interest rates on hold at 2.5 percent has been heralded as welcome news for variable home borrowers, bringing repayment relief for at least another month.Alex Parsons, Chief Executive Officer of financial comparison website...
Continue Reading • 4 Jun 2014
UK village up for sale
An entire village in the southwest of England is being marketed for sale with a price tag in excess of £11.5 million (S$24.18 million). The Bantham Estate in south Devon (pictured) is on the market for the first time in 90 years through estate agents Strutt & Parker. It features 21...
Continue Reading • 4 Jun 2014
RM2m limit for Johor landed homes
The ruler of the Malaysian state of Johor has backed plans for a new RM2 million ceiling for foreign buyers of landed property in the state.The Sultan of Johor, Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar, said earlier this week that the current RM1 million limit is unsuitable for Johor. He also expressed his...
Continue Reading • 4 Jun 2014
Thailand recovery imminent
Thailand’s property and real estate market will recover in the latter half of this year, according to the kingdom’s Real Estate Information Centre.Samma Kitsin, Director-General of the organisation, revealed that condominium sales in dropped 40 percent year-on-year during the first...
Continue Reading • 2 Jun 2014
Singapore investors tempted by Cambodian mega development
Cambodia has not been on the overseas property investment radar for many Singaporeans in the past, however recent marketing of a development in Phnom Penh has shone the spotlight on the Southeast Asian nation.Developed by Singapore’s Oxley Holdings and Cambodia’s World Bridge Land,...
Continue Reading • 2 Jun 2014