Property

Trump signs order targeting institutional housing investors

The order bans large institutional investors from buying single-family homes

A more disciplined way to keep the JS-SEZ grounded is to adopt a simple principle: property should follow jobs, not lead them.
THINKING ALOUD

RTS boom, JS-SEZ buzz: Are homes racing ahead of jobs – again?

Are we planning housing primarily around Johor-based employment growth or around cross-border commuting demand?

The move comes on the back of rental growth and lower vacancy rates in Q3 2025.

Higher occupancy cap for HDB, private home rentals extended until end-2028 to meet strong demand

The need for further extensions beyond 2028 will be reviewed by the relevant authorities

Joan Chang transformed Lloyd's Inn from a rundown budget hotel into a chic boutique hotel chain.
NEW BEGINNINGS

Joan Chang: Shaping tradition, from hotels to cheongsams

How one entrepreneur imagines heritage for a new generation of Singaporeans

There should be an exemption of ABSD for locals purchasing a second property, says Huttons Asia CEO Mark Yip.
SINGAPORE BUDGET 2026

Property players call for lower ABSD on foreign buyers, review of EC income and loan caps

Other proposals floated include further tweaks to developers’ sales deadlines, lower consent threshold for en bloc sales

Unlike permanent residency, MM2H does not offer a path to citizenship. For many families, that is not a drawback.

Malaysia’s MM2H’s new pull: Schools, second homes and a Greater China surge

The Malaysia My Second Home scheme is increasingly being used as a visa for globally mobile families

From left: Dez Yuan, vice-president, BE Education; John Cheng, CFO, BE Education; Goh Yew Tee, executive director and deputy managing director, Wee Hur; William Vanbergen, founder and chairman, BE Education; Goh Yeow Lian, executive chairman and managing director, Wee Hur; Goh Wee Ping, CIO of Wee Hur and CEO of  Wee Hur Capital; Sua Chen Shiua, executive director, Wee Hur Construction; Goh Chengyu, CEO, Wee Hur Property; Andy Lu, CEO, Wee Hur Construction.

Wee Hur plants flag in international schools sector with Wycombe Abbey project in Hougang

Group kicks off new projects with international school JV, Hotel Miramar acquisition and Upper Thomson condo while doubling down on Australian PBSA assets

In general, homes are expected to get cheaper in real terms: wage growth is poised to far outpace gains in prices.

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

Farmland on a site to be redeveloped into the Northern Metropolis. Its designers envision the mega project as a modern residential and commercial “super-city” with a focus on information and technology, supported by resources from neighbouring Shenzhen.

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

Johor Bahru is at the front and centre of real estate action in Malaysia’s southern state.

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