Property

UK property asking prices hold steady after post-Budget jump, Rightmove says

The number of homes for sale was at an 11-year high for the time of year

Seasonally adjusted median house prices fell 1.2 per cent from December, but nudged 0.4 per cent higher on the previous year, REINZ data showed.

New Zealand home prices dip in January, holiday lull hits demand

[SYDNEY] New Zealand home prices dipped in January as seasonal holiday patterns dampened demand and unusual severe weather across parts of the North Island disrupted activity, the Real Estate Institut...

Analysts say the involvement of state firms may cushion the pace of further home price falls and ease the drag that the property slump has had on China’s economic growth since 2021.

State firms in China buy foreclosed properties to slow downturn

State-firm purchases can partly compensate for weak private demand and ease supply pressure on prices

Investor appetite has turned positive on the rising awareness of diversification benefits and increasingly predictable cash flows.

Urban migration in India sets stage for record property IPO year

More than half a dozen companies are lining up for initial public offerings this year that may raise nearly US$3.3 billion

Commercial and multifamily real estate debt maturities are expected to decline 9% this year to US$875 billion.

Property debt’s ‘maturity wall’ eases in US as US$875 billion comes due

[NEW YORK] A steadily building wall of maturing property debt in the US is finally letting up as the outlook for commercial real estate improves. 

Lee Seung-heon says the government should introduce stronger curbs on the housing market as a rally in property prices could reignite inflationary pressure and prevent middle-class families from buying their own homes.

Contender for Bank of Korea governor backs higher property taxes to contain inflation

[SEOUL] Lee Seung-heon, one of the leading candidates to become the next Bank of Korea (BOK) governor, backs raising taxes on property ownership to stop surging home prices from stoking inflation but ...

To GuocoLand, keeping GuocoLand Malaysia listed may not make sense, as it has not raised equity from the capital market in the last decade and resources are being used to maintain the listing status.
HOCK LOCK SIEW

GuocoLand’s rationale for privatising its Malaysian arm not strong

But the proposed move could be the SGX-listed group’s way of priming itself to be privatised in future

Values of premier office buildings in Singapore's CBD are underpinned by strong fundamentals.
THE LEVEL GROUND

Seeing positives for Singapore Reits from investors’ support of Keppel Reit’s DPU-dilutive MBFC Tower 3 acquisition

With demand for office trusts focused in the Republic despite lower yields, more capital should be allocated domestically

Of Newport Residences' buyers, 82% are Singaporeans, and 15% are permanent residents.

CDL’s Newport Residences launch sells 57% of project at S$3,370 psf average

Meanwhile, Narra Residences in the Dairy Farm area records take-up rate of about 25%