Real estate
NTT Docomo has sold Tokyo land plots for 59 billion yen amid property market boom: sources
The sales come as the NTT subsidiary struggles to boost profits
Vinhomes lets homebuyers pay with gold, tapping Vietnam’s vast private hoards
The country’s largest residential developer also offers 110% buyback options after five years
Five themes offer durable value beyond the headlines
They present opportunities to look towards where durable value is being built
Masterise revives decade-long half-finished towers in downtown Ho Chi Minh City
It has launched One Central Saigon, a project once linked to imprisoned property tycoon Truong My Lan
US home resales barely rise as key selling season begins
SALES of previously owned US homes barely rose in April from a nine-month low, underscoring a sluggish housing market at the start of the spring-selling season.
Brookfield bets on Dubai real estate, defying war concerns
Its JV with consumer giant Alshaya will develop a 480,000-square-foot mixed-use project in the upscale Dubai Hills neighbourhood
Hong Kong property shares rally as Morgan Stanley feeds optimism
The bank raises its estimate for home price growth 12% this year from 10%, and expects another 5% in 2027
MUFG to make foray into Indian real estate, expand forex derivatives
The bank has been scaling up in India, with its investment in Shriram Finance marking a big move
Power price hikes held at bay with Singapore landlords, hotel operators buffered by locked-in rates
Even as energy costs soar amid the Middle East war, real estate asset owners say the impact will be limited
Singapore developers deepen long-term bet on Vietnam
Key drivers include its young and more well-educated workforce, as well as a growing middle class