https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/ THE BUSINESS TIMES - Find latest business and financial news including analysis and opinion on top business stories, stock markets in Singapore, Asia-Pacific and global market news and more at The Business Times. en-US https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/favicon.ico https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/ 32 32 https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/property/mamdanis-plan-aims-shore-housing-authority-and-build-affordable-homes Wed, 27 May 2026 09:11:21 +0000 Property /property/mamdanis-plan-aims-shore-housing-authority-and-build-affordable-homes The New York City mayor proposes spending US$22 billion on the sector over the next five years https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/hong-kong-home-prices-extend-rising-streak-april Wed, 27 May 2026 08:49:28 +0000 International Property /international/hong-kong-home-prices-extend-rising-streak-april Mainland Chinese account for more than a quarter of all housing purchases during the month https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/thai-housing-demand-recovering-outlook-clouded-energy-shock-risks Wed, 27 May 2026 08:37:47 +0000 International Property /international/thai-housing-demand-recovering-outlook-clouded-energy-shock-risks Rising power costs, soft domestic demand, pullback in foreign buying expected to weigh on the sector https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/property/allianz-said-have-leased-about-78000-sq-ft-shaw-tower Tue, 26 May 2026 12:26:04 +0000 Kalpana Rashiwala Property Commercial & Industrial /property/allianz-said-have-leased-about-78000-sq-ft-shaw-tower The group is set to relocate from CapitaSky; space to be vacated seeing strong demand amid tight supply https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/property/one-raffles-place-attracting-interest-ioi-cli-tycoons-sources Tue, 26 May 2026 11:33:54 +0000 Property /property/one-raffles-place-attracting-interest-ioi-cli-tycoons-sources The development is just one of numerous commercial real estate assets in a market seeing a renewed buzz https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/property/ntt-docomo-has-sold-tokyo-land-plots-59-billion-yen-amid-property-market-boom-sources Tue, 26 May 2026 10:14:02 +0000 Property /property/ntt-docomo-has-sold-tokyo-land-plots-59-billion-yen-amid-property-market-boom-sources The sales come as the NTT subsidiary struggles to boost profits https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/property/canberra-drive-executive-condo-site-first-test-market-after-ec-rules-tightened Tue, 26 May 2026 03:28:01 +0000 Chong Xin Wei Property Residential /property/canberra-drive-executive-condo-site-first-test-market-after-ec-rules-tightened Launch of the tender follows the government rolling out new measures to cool the heated market https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/should-buyers-get-more-excited-over-relatively-cheap-freehold-newport-residences Mon, 25 May 2026 07:56:10 +0000 Leslie Yee Opinion & Features Columns Property Residential /opinion-features/should-buyers-get-more-excited-over-relatively-cheap-freehold-newport-residences The project’s underperformance versus River Modern may not be justified https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/property/us-mortgage-rates-hit-highest-august-war-fans-inflation Fri, 22 May 2026 07:41:58 +0000 Property /property/us-mortgage-rates-hit-highest-august-war-fans-inflation [NEW YORK] US mortgage rates surged this week to the highest level since August, threatening a spring selling season that was just... https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/property/chinas-housing-slump-shows-signs-bottoming-out-weve-been-here Fri, 22 May 2026 07:36:44 +0000 Property /property/chinas-housing-slump-shows-signs-bottoming-out-weve-been-here Property prices are rebounding, but the national market still faces an overhang – 90 million empty or unfinished apartments https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/property/ban-land-sales-new-launches-developers-deliver-defect-ridden-projects Fri, 22 May 2026 03:34:39 +0000 Ry-Anne Lim Property /property/ban-land-sales-new-launches-developers-deliver-defect-ridden-projects The measures are aimed at strengthening homebuyer protection and deterring ‘severe errant developer behaviour’  https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/property/capitaland-chalks-over-80-occupancy-geneo-cluster-science-park-rents-meet-expectations Fri, 22 May 2026 02:00:00 +0000 Chong Xin Wei Property Commercial & Industrial /property/capitaland-chalks-over-80-occupancy-geneo-cluster-science-park-rents-meet-expectations The development’s three properties have a total gross floor area of about 180,600 sq m https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/property/us-housing-starts-decline-drop-single-family-homes Thu, 21 May 2026 13:58:28 +0000 Property International /property/us-housing-starts-decline-drop-single-family-homes New residential construction decreased 2.8% last month to an annualised rate of 1.47 million homes https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/property/haidilao-co-founders-family-buys-second-bungalow-cluny-hill-s85-million Thu, 21 May 2026 13:01:21 +0000 Kalpana Rashiwala Property Residential /property/haidilao-co-founders-family-buys-second-bungalow-cluny-hill-s85-million CK Tang family’s Victoria Park Close mansion sells for S$63 million https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/property/apex-court-rejects-resulting-trust-claim-99-1-condo-dispute Thu, 21 May 2026 02:32:21 +0000 Chong Xin Wei Property /property/apex-court-rejects-resulting-trust-claim-99-1-condo-dispute It says enforcing such a trust would effectively endorse an intention to evade ABSD https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/property/hong-kongs-sogo-department-store-racing-refinance-loan-sources Thu, 21 May 2026 01:42:47 +0000 Property /property/hong-kongs-sogo-department-store-racing-refinance-loan-sources Lifestyle International still needs to nail down HK$2 billion in commitments to meet its target of refinancing HK$6.75 billion outstanding on deal https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/property/airbnbs-ceo-says-us-misunderstanding-use-chinese-open-source-ai-models Thu, 21 May 2026 00:24:49 +0000 Property Companies & Markets /property/airbnbs-ceo-says-us-misunderstanding-use-chinese-open-source-ai-models Low-cost AI models from China that can perform almost as well as costlier offerings from premier US labs