Oxley Towers to change KL's skyline
Singapore developer Oxley Holdings is planning to build a mixed-use development in Kuala Lumpur, which is set to transform the city's skyline with its futuristic look and proximity to the Petronas Twin Towers, media reports said. Oxley Towers will comprise two six-star hotels, a shopping...
Continue Reading • 10 Apr 2014
Harry Potter house for sale
A home with an address made famous by Harry Potter has been put up for sale for offers in excess of £650,000 (S$1.36 million).The five-bedroom executive family home on the outskirts of Watford, north-west of London in the United Kingdom, wouldn’t normally stand out. It’s one of...
Continue Reading • 10 Apr 2014
Golden visas around the world
The opportunity to acquire residency or other related opportunities alongside a property purchase or investment has been gaining in popularity over the past year.Spain and Portugal are probably the best known examples to property buyers and investors from Southeast Asia, however they’re not...
Continue Reading • 9 Apr 2014
Battersea phase 3 design revealed
London's iconic Battersea Power Station development has unveiled plans for Phase Three of the development, designed by world-renowned architects Gehry Partners and Foster + Partners.Following an international competition last year, the two architectural practices were chosen for the bold and...
Continue Reading • 8 Apr 2014
UK prices up 2.6% in Q1
All regions in the United Kingdom saw rising annual property prices during the first quarter of 2014, according to the Nationwide House Price Index.London continued to lead the way with an annual price growth of 18 percent, yet property prices in most regions still remain below their 2007...
Continue Reading • 8 Apr 2014
London in the exhibition spotlight
London property developments will again be tempting Singapore buyers and investors at property exhibitions in the city-state this weekend.The trend of U.K. developers exhibiting their projects to buyers from Southeast Asia shows no signs of slowing, although Singapore is certainly seeing more...
Continue Reading • 4 Apr 2014
First overseas show for Rumah
Rumah.com – PropertyGuru Group’s market-leading portal in Indonesia – is holding its first International Property Show in Jakarta this week.The overseas property event, which is taking place at the Sky Bridge West Mall Grand Indonesia, is building on the successes of two years...
Continue Reading • 2 Apr 2014
Philippine Property Show draws big crowds
Close to 1,000 visitors attended PropertyGuru's Philippine Property Show over the weekend at Orchard Hotel in Singapore. The event saw healthy buying interest, with at least 21 units snapped up over two days. Buyers and investors included a mix of Singapore-based Filipinos, local-based...
Continue Reading • 1 Apr 2014
Perks extended in Medini, Nusajaya
The federal government of Malaysia has extended the special tax holidays and other incentive packages in Medini, Nusajaya by another 10 years even though the current privileges are yet to expire.The current privileges were supposed to expire on 31 December 2015, while the 10-year extension runs...
Continue Reading • 31 Mar 2014
What Europe's billionaires are buying
London has been revealed as the preferred property destination for European billionaires in the Ultra Prime Barometer survey from super-prime property specialists Beauchamp Estates and Dataloft, the market intelligence group.The research, which looks across Western Europe at ultra-prime property...
Continue Reading • 31 Mar 2014
Philippine Property Show is back
Following the success of such previous exhibitions, PropertyGuru is hosting another instalment of the Philippine Property Show this weekend (29-30 March) at Orchard Hotel from 11am to 7pm daily.The two-day event will bring together top developers and features some of the best and latest...
Continue Reading • 28 Mar 2014
Philippines 'attractive' for investors
The Philippines will continue to be one of the most attractive real estate investment markets in Asia, according to the Vice President of KMC MAG Group, the local affiliate of the Savills real estate firm.Speaking to journalists yesterday, Yves Luethi said Manila is very attractive to property...
Continue Reading • 27 Mar 2014
Saturation concerns in suburban Bangkok
Asking prices for property in downtown Bangkok rose by three percent in the final three months of 2013, however concerns have been raised about saturation levels in some parts of the Thai capital’s suburban districts.In its Bangkok Residential Marketview Q4 2013 report, published...
Continue Reading • 27 Mar 2014
Why Istanbul property is booming
Property prices in the Turkish city of Istanbul have risen more than 20 percent in the last 12 months alone, but what’s driving the boom in real estate there?According to the Istanbul-based property firm Universal 21, the city outpaced all others in Turkey for property price growth, and was...
Continue Reading • 27 Mar 2014
S'pore developers in China unaffected by credit squeeze
Although Chinese developers are facing increasing financing costs on the back of concerns over potentially more defaults by debt-ridden local players, Singapore firms with strong China exposure are unlikely to be affected by the credit squeeze.This is because homegrown developers have strong...
Continue Reading • 26 Mar 2014
Controversial building set to launch
Britain’s most controversial and futuristic building will get its international launch later this week – and with it comes the country’s most expensive advertising billboards.With an asking price of £120 million (S$251 million), the four gigantic media screens at The...
Continue Reading • 26 Mar 2014
Aussie overseas buyers in the spotlight
Australian property purchases made by overseas buyers are in the spotlight amid fears that local buyers are being priced out of the market.A national parliamentary committee is examining the increase in overseas property buyers and investors, particularly those from China.Earlier this month,...
Continue Reading • 25 Mar 2014
Johor investors to face problems
Singapore speculators who were banking on making a quick profit from buying property in Johor, Malaysia, are likely to run into difficulties when the new RM1 million (approx. S$385,200) limit for foreign property purchases comes into effect on May 1.Many Singaporeans have been investing in...
Continue Reading • 25 Mar 2014
High interest for Royal Wharf
Oxley Holdings has launched phase one of its first London residential project, Royal Wharf (pictured), in London and Singapore to strong market response, collectively selling over 50 percent of 811 units on the first day of its launch in each location.The homegrown developer also revealed that it...
Continue Reading • 24 Mar 2014
NSW property boom is peaking
The real estate market in New South Wales, Australia, is booming according to local real estate agents there, but less than one in five expect the current market conditions to continue for the rest of this year.The bi-annual survey from Which Real Estate Agent surveyed Australian real estate...
Continue Reading • 24 Mar 2014