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/prime-holland-plain-site-draws-just-one-bid-sim-lian-s454-million-or-s1491-psf-ppr Thu, 07 May 2026 09:29:46 +0000 Ry-Anne Lim Property /property/prime-holland-plain-site-draws-just-one-bid-sim-lian-s454-million-or-s1491-psf-ppr The lacklustre turnout is a far cry from that for an adjacent plot in 2025 https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/property/billionaire-duke-westminster-sell-ps700-million-us-real-estate-assets Thu, 07 May 2026 07:05:15 +0000 Property /property/billionaire-duke-westminster-sell-ps700-million-us-real-estate-assets Agents are being appointed to market those assets on a case-by-case basis https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/property/wall-street-dares-ask-if-chinas-property-turnaround-close Thu, 07 May 2026 02:28:54 +0000 Property /property/wall-street-dares-ask-if-chinas-property-turnaround-close A steadier real estate industry is crucial to restoring household confidence https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/property/chinese-creditors-pivot-hong-kong-courts-recoup-property-developer-debts Thu, 07 May 2026 01:41:22 +0000 Property /property/chinese-creditors-pivot-hong-kong-courts-recoup-property-developer-debts The number of cases is rising as builders finish restructuring after a sector crisis https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/property/us-new-home-sales-increase-march-fastest-pace-year Wed, 06 May 2026 04:17:25 +0000 Property /property/us-new-home-sales-increase-march-fastest-pace-year At the same time, mortgage rates have climbed from a recent low at the end of February https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/telcos-media-tech/blue-owl-data-centre-operator-stack-considers-us30-billion-sale-asia-operations-sources Wed, 06 May 2026 03:42:15 +0000 Telcos, Media & Tech Companies & Markets Property /companies-markets/telcos-media-tech/blue-owl-data-centre-operator-stack-considers-us30-billion-sale-asia-operations-sources The firm has been speaking with prospective advisers about a partial or full sale of the assets in Australia, Japan and Malaysia https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/property/marina-one-office-complex-attracts-capitaland-hongkong-land-sources Tue, 05 May 2026 11:42:11 +0000 Property /property/marina-one-office-complex-attracts-capitaland-hongkong-land-sources The high price target has been an obstacle to a sale of the asset, which could also lure other suitors, possibly in... https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/property/balestier-regency-fourth-en-bloc-sale-bid-s255-million Mon, 04 May 2026 10:50:25 +0000 Chong Xin Wei Property Residential /property/balestier-regency-fourth-en-bloc-sale-bid-s255-million The price tag is about 17% higher than the second attempt in 2018 when it was launched for sale at S$218 million https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/property/can-second-home-tax-work-new-york-numbers-dont-add-yet Mon, 04 May 2026 08:24:17 +0000 Property /property/can-second-home-tax-work-new-york-numbers-dont-add-yet The tax proposal is being held up as a generational attempt to make the ultrawealthy pay more to society https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/property/hong-kong-property-shares-rally-morgan-stanley-feeds-optimism Mon, 04 May 2026 04:28:33 +0000 Property /property/hong-kong-property-shares-rally-morgan-stanley-feeds-optimism The bank raises its estimate for home price growth 12% this year from 10%, and expects another 5% in 2027 https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/drop-hdb-resale-flat-prices-q1-no-cause-panic-among-condo-buyers Mon, 04 May 2026 03:50:44 +0000 Leslie Yee Opinion & Features Columns Property Residential /opinion-features/drop-hdb-resale-flat-prices-q1-no-cause-panic-among-condo-buyers But mind weakening tailwind in upgrader demand if HDB resale market weakens  https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/property/cicts-tan-choon-siang-marks-first-year-billion-dollar-deal-streak Sun, 03 May 2026 23:00:00 +0000 Ry-Anne Lim Property Companies & Markets Reits & Property /property/cicts-tan-choon-siang-marks-first-year-billion-dollar-deal-streak Acquisition of Paragon and divestment of Asia Square Tower 2 follow CapitaSpring deal and ION Orchard acquirement https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/builder-china-vanke-posts-5-95-billion-yuan-loss-q1 Fri, 01 May 2026 12:06:12 +0000 Companies & Markets Property /companies-markets/builder-china-vanke-posts-5-95-billion-yuan-loss-q1 The loss stemmed mainly from declines in home settlements https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/property/italys-meloni-backs-housing-access-plan-election-nears Fri, 01 May 2026 11:22:11 +0000 Property /property/italys-meloni-backs-housing-access-plan-election-nears It includes the refurbishment of existing social housing and steps to halve notary fees https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/property/uk-house-prices-rise-april-despite-iran-war-headwinds-nationwide Fri, 01 May 2026 07:18:44 +0000 Property /property/uk-house-prices-rise-april-despite-iran-war-headwinds-nationwide They go up 0.4% after a 0.9% increase in March, in contrast to economists’ expectations in a poll for a 0.3%... https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/property/new-zealand-house-prices-lack-momentum-buyers-sidelined Fri, 01 May 2026 07:10:29 +0000 Property /property/new-zealand-house-prices-lack-momentum-buyers-sidelined While they rose for a third straight month in April, the increase was just 0.1% from March: property consultancy