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Thai property market buoyed by foreign buyers

This comes as sales to local buyers are not expected to increase higher than the 28 billion baht (S$1.14 billion) registered last year

Continue Reading24 Jul 2017

Brace for interest rate hike, says Australia PM

A rise in interest rates would increase the financial burden of those who have purchased homes in recent years amidst the low cash rate and climbing residential prices

Continue Reading21 Jul 2017

US homes values up 7% in June

The United States saw the median value of all homes increase by seven percent year-on-year in June to surpass US$200,000, reported CNBC citing a Zillow index

Continue Reading21 Jul 2017

Falling Chinese rental yields may indicate property bubbles

Figures revealed that all of China’s first-tier cities – Beijing, Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Shanghai – and nine second-tier cities registered rental yields of below two percent

Continue Reading19 Jul 2017

Australia house prices not headed for a crash, UBS

In a report to clients, UBS economists described house price growth in Australia as “unsustainable.” Despite this, they do not expect house prices to crash.

Continue Reading17 Jul 2017

Fragrance to build residential tower in Melbourne

Located near a tram line, the 625-unit project sited on a 2300-sqm prime site at 555 Collins Street will also come with retail space on the first level

Continue Reading17 Jul 2017

Confidence in Aussie housing market falls

National Australia Bank (NAB) said sentiment in the country’s housing market weakened in Q2 2017 after it reached a three-year high in the previous quarter...

Continue Reading14 Jul 2017

UK house price growth slows amid political uncertainty

House price growth in the UK fell to an 11-month low in June on the back of domestic political concerns, media reports said. “The term ‘uncertainty’...

Continue Reading14 Jul 2017

Self-storage business thriving amidst HK’s tiny flats

The business of self-storage will continue to flourish in Hong Kong as its 7.4 million residents mostly live in very small apartments...

Continue Reading13 Jul 2017

Australia’s property cooling measures hit investor lending

Australia’s property cooling measures may have started to bite as home lending to property investors fell 1.4 percent in May – its second month in a row...

Continue Reading12 Jul 2017

Sales of UK homes costing £1mil nearly triples

Sales of houses worth at least £1 million (S$1.79 million) in the UK soared by 195 percent between 2011 and 2016, while total residential transactions...

Continue Reading12 Jul 2017

China’s real estate industry to see mega consolidation

Citigroup Inc expects a huge wave of consolidation within China’s real estate industry as big property developers swallow up rivals...

Continue Reading11 Jul 2017

Marga Landmark wins big in PropertyGuru Myanmar Property Awards 2017

Marga Landmark made a clean sweep of the PropertyGuru Myanmar Property Awards 2017, held on Friday (30 June) at the Sedona Hotel Yangon

Continue Reading5 Jul 2017

PropertyGuru Cambodia Property Awards 2018 open for nominations

Call for nominations will close on 5 January 2018 while the submission deadline for entries is 12 January 2018.

Continue Reading28 Jun 2017

Bali: Own a slice of paradise

With beautiful private beaches, dynamic nightspots, and a rich local culture to experience, Bali offers a myriad of activities for every traveller

Continue Reading23 Jun 2017

Sydney, Melbourne home prices to gradually ease and not crash

According to KPMG’s Housing Affordability report, median prices in Sydney are expected to increase from A$880,000 in June 2016 to about A$980,000 in 2019

Continue Reading22 Jun 2017

Hung UK parliament may lead to static home prices

Home prices in London are expected to remain unchanged this year after Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservative Party failed to secure a majority in the Parliament

Continue Reading21 Jun 2017

Hong Kong Finance Secretary warns of property market’s dangerous situation

With the US Federal Reserve’s rate hikes increasing borrowing costs, the financial secretary of Hong Kong cautioned of the property market’s vulnerability to a correction

Continue Reading21 Jun 2017

South Korea tightens housing rules amid soaring household debt

At 92.8 percent of the GDP, the household debt of South Korea exceeds that of Japan and the US, revealed Bank for International Settlement data

Continue Reading20 Jun 2017

Fragrance Group completes acquisition of Australia property

With a land area of around 4,868 sq m, the property houses the main Conservatorium of Music building, features three brick buildings on Heathfield Avenue, a communications tower and three heritage listed conjoined cottages on Wilmot Street

Continue Reading20 Jun 2017