Rents

Singapore rents aren’t going anywhere, AI boom or not

There are good reasons to expect that housing prices in the city-state won’t swoon or zoom

The arrival of Chinese immigrants in Hong Kong has increased demand for rental housing.

Hong Kong home rents hit record high on strong Chinese demand

The city’s home prices have been struggling to recover after a four-year downturn

Normanton Park condominium was the most popular non-landed residential project in Q3, with 199 leasing deals recorded.

Uncertainty over hiring, relocation clouds outlook for Singapore rentals after brisk Q3: Savills

Q3 jump in leasing activity may be masking underlying weakness as expat inflows contract

A government push in recent years has reduced the country’s reliance on the jeonse rental system, that’s existed for much of the postwar era.

Morgan Stanley, KKR bet on historic changes for South Korean renters

Apartments in Seoul are generating returns of around 4.5 to 5.5 per cent, almost double Tokyo’s yield, CBRE data show

Bidders are being urged to submit non-binding indications of interest by Nov 21 and lawyers overseeing the properties have proposed a Dec 21 bid deadline.

Over 5,000 New York City rent-stabilised apartments headed for auction

Any transaction for all or a portion of the buildings “will not impact the existing tenant leases at any of the debtors’ properties”, according to the court filings

Lower-income households are grappling not only with soaring housing costs, but also higher prices for food, energy and other essentials.

Financial worries mount for Britain’s renters: survey

Frail household confidence has weighed on the UK economy in recent years, as consumers make up around 60% of gross domestic product

August is typically one of the busiest months of the year for rentals in New York City as college graduates arrive and families move before the new school year begins.

Manhattan apartment rents slip, ending streak of record hikes

Competition has grown fierce in Brooklyn and northwest Queens, including Astoria and Long Island City, where rents rose

Official figures show rents have soared 30% over the past four years, with tenants in London now paying £2,250 a month on average.

UK estate agents say rents to keep rising as landlords sell up

Rents are forecast to increase another 3% over the next year as tenants compete for a dwindling supply of homes

Dormitory rates are likely to stay elevated over the medium to long term, says a report by Knight Frank and Dormitory Association of Singapore Ltd.

Singapore worker dormitory rents up 81.5% since 2019 as demand and costs grow: report

Year on year, rents rise 8.9% in H1 2025 to an average of S$490 per bed per month

On average, asking rents in July were up 1.1% from the previous month, close to a historic high, according to online property listing platform Spacious.hk.

Hong Kong home rents inch towards record high on Chinese demand

Some landlords in popular neighbourhoods are leveraging the opportunity to hike rents