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Reits that don’t trade well should be privatised, or sell assets and be liquidated

After selling One Raffles Place, OUE Reit should be taken private or divest the rest of its properties

Sydney is typically a harbinger for the broader market and its flat reading comes after the RBA in February became the first major central bank to increase borrowing costs this year.

Sydney home prices flatline while rest of Australia stays strong

Money markets and many economists expect the RBA will raise rates again in May to 4.1%

The owners of Orchard Shopping Centre, built by Far East Organization, are attempting a collective sale for the first time.
SINGAPORE PROPERTY

Ossia’s Goh family picks up S$73 million bloc of 18 strata units at Orchard Shopping Centre

While there are plans to enhance the units’ facades, the buyer will likely wait for greater clarity on the outcome of the building’s collective sale

Demand has remained subdued despite rounds of policy support since the China property sector slid into crisis in 2021.

China’s new home prices fall at fastest pace in over 3 years in February, survey shows

The prolonged property downturn has eroded household wealth, crimping consumption

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Oriol Valls, co founder and CEO of Spanish start-up Habitacion.com, who also provides property advice on Youtube.

Bedrooms for sale highlight the depths of Europe’s housing crisis

Unconventional solutions reflect how younger Europeans are being priced out of traditional home ownership

The offices of Market Financial Solutions in London, Britain, Feb 27, 2026.

Wall Street hit by UK mortgage lender collapse, raising fears of more credit ‘cockroaches’

London-based Market Financial Solution specialised in complex property-backed loans

Developers pay a land betterment charge for the right to enhance the use of some sites, or to build bigger projects on them.
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Land betterment charges upped 4.1% on average for non-landed residential, 4% for landed residential uses

LBC rates raised on average by 3.2% for industrial and 0.5% for commercial use groups; no change for hotel/hospital/nursing home use

Sherman Kwek, group chief executive officer (left) and his father, executive chairman Kwek Leng Beng, at a CDL media briefing on Feb 28. “We have taken decisive steps to unlock value from mature and non-core assets while selectively redeploying capital to drive growth," says Sherman Kwek.

CDL undertakes review to relook strategy, optimise portfolio and capital recycling

It plans to divest UK development platform by end-2026, says group CEO Sherman Kwek

“We are doing it just for commercial purposes. We find that it is an attractive vehicle to have,” said Sunway founder Jeffrey Cheah of the company’s offer to acquire IJM.

Sunway is willing to walk away if RM11 billion IJM bid rejected

The bid faces political scrutiny over concerns it dilutes government equity and indigenous rights

Leela has 23 hotels across India, including properties under development, and plans to expand to at least 35 hotels over the next five to seven years.

India’s Leela Palaces pins fiscal 2027 growth on luxury room shortage, affluent demand

The supply of luxury hotel rooms is limited at around 30,000 keys in the world’s most populous country, according to its CEO