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 Reading • 24 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 Reading • 21 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 Reading • 21 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 Reading • 19 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 Reading • 17 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 Reading • 17 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 Reading • 14 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 Reading • 14 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 Reading • 13 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 Reading • 12 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 Reading • 12 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 Reading • 11 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 Reading • 5 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 Reading • 28 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 Reading • 23 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 Reading • 22 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 Reading • 21 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 Reading • 21 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 Reading • 20 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 Reading • 20 Jun 2017