Property
US mortgage rates at 2025 low give homebuyers momentum in New Year
The average for 30-year, fixed loans dropped to 6.15% this week, according to data from Freddie Mac
Hong Kong’s massive Northern Metropolis project to be ‘new economic engine’
Development being built on land near Shenzhen border will have office and commercial space, as well as homes for 2.5 million people
Can the Johor-Singapore RTS Link help soak up the 61,000 new high-rise homes expected across the Causeway?
Challenge for developers and investors is timing: buying now to capture value, while also managing the risk of new supply flooding the market
Japan to require real estate buyers to reveal nationality
All buyers will have to report when acquiring for investment or residential purposes
EU to unveil plan to tackle housing crisis
THE EU will on Tuesday present a first-ever plan to address the continent’s deepening housing crisis, aiming to boost construction and regulate short-term rentals.
ESR-Reit sells 8 Singapore assets to Brookfield for S$338.1 million; sale would trim distribution
The move is part of Reit’s strategy to offload non-core assets, particularly those suffering lease decay
Harvey Norman operator Ossia sets up new unit; buys leasehold property, Global Ten Realty
New subsidiary Ossia Capital has established property investment unit OSA 1
OG sues Hao Mart for alleged breach of Taste Orchard lease, seeks S$6.6 million in rent and other fees
Hao Mart denies these allegations and says that both parties had subsequently entered into a separate ‘oral agreement’, which OG in turn breached
Chinese property firm Wanda seeks to delay payment on US$400 million bond
It wants to extend the maturity date of the 11% dollar notes to Feb 13, 2028
Singapore Shopping Centre takes another stab at collective sale with S$200 million price tag
Its most recent transaction attempt in August carried the same asking price
