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Hongkong Land shares close 3.5% down following news of S$8 billion real estate fund

The new fund will be the biggest private real estate fund in Singapore

Aurum Gravis' Natura Collection will comprise 10 semi-detached homes sitting on land parcels ranging from 2,200 sq ft to 2,500 sq ft.

New, smaller landed homes draw upgraders as landed property supply stays broadly flat for 25 years

[SINGAPORE] Smaller, newly built landed homes are drawing more HDB and condominium upgraders, even as the supply of landed homes has stayed broadly flat for 25 years.

The Singapore Central Private Real Estate Fund will focus exclusively on managing prime commercial property assets in the Republic.

Hongkong Land hives off MBFC Towers 1 and 2, One Raffles Quay into new S$8 billion Singapore private fund

It will be Singapore’s biggest private real estate fund; move follows divestments of other major assets

The former OG Orchard Point building reopened as Taste Orchard in February 2024, with anchor tenant and supermarket chain Eccellente by Hao Mart occupying three levels.

Graphic: A timeline of the Hao Mart-OG clash

[SINGAPORE] Food and dining-focused mall Taste Orchard has made its waves in the news – from empty units to legal battles among landlord, tenant and a leasing agent ensuing.

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Sub-tenants of Taste Orchard are still waiting to hear if they would be compensated by Hao Mart, which had leased the former OG Orchard Point building.

Hao Mart’s Taste Orchard woes: Evicted tenants worry over compensation as move-out deadline looms

They have been seeking compensation from Hao Mart for renovation costs and loss of business

The rental market typically cools in October and November as New Yorkers head into the holiday season.

Manhattan rents hit record high as Mamdani won mayoral election

Rent prices in some of the city’s outer boroughs also continued to rise

Seoul apartment prices rise 0.18% in the week ending Dec 8.

Seoul home prices extend rally as government mulls cooling steps

The persistent rally in property prices has been among the key factors keeping the BOK’s board from resuming the monetary easing cycle in recent months

 The tax disproportionately hurts London, as the city is home to nearly 60% of all the properties over £2 million.

Tax raid deepens London’s housing market downturn: agents

Prospective buyers also face pressures from weaker real wage gains and a deteriorating jobs picture

Some projects, such as Sim Lian's Emerald of Katong, saw a much higher than average number of sales to agents.
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Property agents bought up to 20% of some new condo launches: did ‘first dibs’ buying heighten Fomo?

Such activity does not breach regulations, but some in the industry are concerned that it crowds out the public

Parkview’s challenges reflect the broader strains in China’s real estate industry, where falling values have eroded confidence in assets once considered reliable collateral.

Hong Kong builder Parkview secures US$940 million loan refinancing

Used-home prices in top-tier cities are projected to drop another 10% in 2026