Property

Trump decries a ‘nation of renters’ but his new policy promotes one

Trump’s executive order barring big investors from buying single-family homes exempts build-to-rent

The median existing home price last month rose 0.9 per cent from a year ago to US$396,800, the highest for any January.

US existing home sales drop to more than two-year low in January

Home sales dropped 8.4% last month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 3.91 million units

Hilton Worldwide sold the property in 2014 to Anbang Insurance Group, a reinsurance firm based in China, for US$1.95 billion.

Waldorf Astoria’s Chinese owners plan to sell iconic New York City hotel: report

Move comes months after it reopened following a multibillion-dollar overhaul

Across the UK as a whole, RICS said new buyer enquiries improved in January, alongside agreed sales.

London’s house price slump to bottom out, RICS survey says

The monthly study is closely watched for indications of where the UK property market might be heading

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Most of Singapore’s coastline comprises land managed by the Government. Some 30 per cent of it is owned or leased by the private sector.

Companies fear Singapore’s proposed coastal defences will affect lease tenures, costs

[SINGAPORE] Companies in Singapore recognise the need for them to protect their assets from rising seas, but are concerned over how lease renewals and the costs of implementing coastal defences will a...

The price  of the freehold bungalow in Barker Road works out to S$2,737 per square foot on a land area of 15,783 sq ft.
SINGAPORE PROPERTY

Lee Kong Chian grandsons buy Barker Rd bungalow for S$43.2 million, Sentosa condos for S$23.9 million

The bungalow is next to four adjacent freehold Chancery Lane properties owned by Lee Shih Hua and Lee Shih Kwei

Tampines Bliss is a Standard project in Tampines Avenue 2 and Tampines Street 22. The flats here have the shortest wait in this launch at one year and 11 months.

Tampines, Bukit Merah BTO projects most popular among first-timers in February launch

Overall BTO application rates are lower than previous launches, at three applicants per flat

Bumper sales signal Hong Kong property revival, relieving developers hit by weak stocks and falling commercial rents.

Sold-out project marks turnaround for Hong Kong’s developers

The bumper sales at Sun Hung Kai Properties’ Sierra Sea are the latest sign of a rebound in the city’s residential market

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

City Plaza, completed in 1980, was CDL's first mixed-development project.
SINGAPORE PROPERTY

City Plaza owners eye another mega en bloc attempt with S$970 million reserve price

The latest push comes amid mounting challenges faced by owners of the ageing strata mall