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/uk-offer-first-time-home-buyers-loans-spur-ownership Sun, 27 Sep 2026 07:49:17 +0000 Property International /property/uk-offer-first-time-home-buyers-loans-spur-ownership Announcement comes at the start of Labour’s annual party conference in Liverpool https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/propnex-plots-its-next-act-beyond-singapore-residential-property Sun, 27 Sep 2026 04:00:00 +0000 Ry-Anne Lim Companies & Markets Property /companies-markets/propnex-plots-its-next-act-beyond-singapore-residential-property Its executive chairman points to room for growth in industrial properties, capital markets, leasing and more https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/property/australian-home-auction-clearance-rate-hits-10-week-low-looming-rate-hike-threatens-deeper-slowdown Sun, 27 Sep 2026 03:51:08 +0000 Property /property/australian-home-auction-clearance-rate-hits-10-week-low-looming-rate-hike-threatens-deeper-slowdown Reserve Bank of Australia expected to raise its key interest rate to 4.6% on Sep 29 https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/singapore/economy-policy/incidence-civil-servants-buying-property-near-unannounced-mrt-stations-concern-may-not-establish Fri, 25 Sep 2026 10:30:00 +0000 Michelle Low Economy & Policy Property Singapore /singapore/economy-policy/incidence-civil-servants-buying-property-near-unannounced-mrt-stations-concern-may-not-establish The division is identifying purchases made between 2007 and 2011 by officers involved in rail planning then https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/property/billions-collateral-damage-hidden-cost-australias-housing-slowdown Fri, 25 Sep 2026 09:04:09 +0000 Property /property/billions-collateral-damage-hidden-cost-australias-housing-slowdown Falling home sales hit an ecosystem of businesses dependent on transactions https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/property/lifting-wait-out-period-unlikely-trigger-price-surge-hdb-resale-market-nus-survey Fri, 25 Sep 2026 08:30:59 +0000 Ry-Anne Lim Property /property/lifting-wait-out-period-unlikely-trigger-price-surge-hdb-resale-market-nus-survey Some 82% of property players expect prices to ease or see a ‘modest’ recovery https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/property/hdb-reviewing-jumbo-flat-scheme-after-telok-blangah-unit-listed-sale-s2-18m Fri, 25 Sep 2026 06:09:15 +0000 Property Singapore /property/hdb-reviewing-jumbo-flat-scheme-after-telok-blangah-unit-listed-sale-s2-18m HDB says flat’s listed price ‘significantly higher’ than comparable transactions in the area https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/property/far-east-orchard-buys-us79-million-london-site-conversion-student-housing Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:25:31 +0000 Shikhar Gupta Property /property/far-east-orchard-buys-us79-million-london-site-conversion-student-housing Project will also have a separate worker accommodation block https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/property/alp-capitaland-break-ground-s260-million-smart-logistics-facility Thu, 24 Sep 2026 10:33:10 +0000 Jeanne Mah Property /property/alp-capitaland-break-ground-s260-million-smart-logistics-facility The project in Tuas will bring ALP’s warehouse automation platform to Singapore for the first time https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/property/tokyo-used-condo-prices-drop-first-time-over-two-years Thu, 24 Sep 2026 05:29:03 +0000 Property International /property/tokyo-used-condo-prices-drop-first-time-over-two-years The average price of condos in Japan’s capital drops 0.2% from the previous month https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/property/australia-housing-runs-out-rescuers-rba-set-hike-rates Thu, 24 Sep 2026 05:27:52 +0000 Property /property/australia-housing-runs-out-rescuers-rba-set-hike-rates House prices are falling once again, but this time the central bank is raising rates https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/property/us-30-year-mortgage-rate-tops-7-hits-2-year-high Thu, 24 Sep 2026 04:48:32 +0000 Property /property/us-30-year-mortgage-rate-tops-7-hits-2-year-high The 30-year mortgage rate was last above 7% in late January 2025 https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/property/property-players-pessimistic-suburban-residential-q2-affordability-strained Thu, 24 Sep 2026 02:03:04 +0000 Ry-Anne Lim Property /property/property-players-pessimistic-suburban-residential-q2-affordability-strained A global slowdown and rising rates remain key risks in the next half-year, NUS survey shows https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/property/martin-modern-wallich-residences-properties-linked-money-laundering-case-sell-s16-3-million-auction Wed, 23 Sep 2026 09:52:41 +0000 Jeanne Mah Property /property/martin-modern-wallich-residences-properties-linked-money-laundering-case-sell-s16-3-million-auction A Kaki Bukit factory has been withdrawn after pulling in a bid below its opening price of S$3.63 million https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/property/tycoon-buys-mumbai-tower-us74-million-record-home-deal Wed, 23 Sep 2026 09:50:58 +0000 Property /property/tycoon-buys-mumbai-tower-us74-million-record-home-deal Dinesh Thakkar from Angel One purchases the eight-storey building spread across 63,000 sq ft in the upscale neighbourhood of Juhu https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/property/china-asks-banks-keep-vanke-loans-bad-debt-books-sources-say Wed, 23 Sep 2026 09:32:42 +0000 Property /property/china-asks-banks-keep-vanke-loans-bad-debt-books-sources-say Beijing seeks to avert default of state-backed developer, avoid wider systemic risks https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/property/new-world-abu-dhabi-investment-authority-talks-us382-million-hotel-sale-singapores-uol Tue, 22 Sep 2026 04:34:12 +0000 Property /property/new-world-abu-dhabi-investment-authority-talks-us382-million-hotel-sale-singapores-uol Move marks the heavily indebted developer’s latest push to bolster liquidity https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/property/australias-victoria-state-bans-data-centres-residential-areas-amid-growing-opposition Tue, 22 Sep 2026 01:05:33 +0000 Property /property/australias-victoria-state-bans-data-centres-residential-areas-amid-growing-opposition Surge in spending on data centres could be as much as A$225 billion, with the majority in the next three years https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/property/australian-regulator-warns-private-credit-firms-more-enforcement-after-bathla-insolvency Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:39:08 +0000 Property Banking & Finance Companies & Markets /property/australian-regulator-warns-private-credit-firms-more-enforcement-after-bathla-insolvency Bathla’s A$3.4 billion in debt from 40 lenders was funnelled through around 542 special purpose vehicles  https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/property/seouls-green-space-battleground-its-mayor-and-south-koreas-president Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:37:38 +0000 Property /property/seouls-green-space-battleground-its-mayor-and-south-koreas-president They are at odds over the capital city’s housing crisis; apartment prices have climbed for a record 86 weeks straight https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/property/ura-review-guidelines-floor-space-give-developers-more-design-flexibility-chee-hong-tat Mon, 21 Sep 2026 12:00:48 +0000 Chong Xin Wei Property /property/ura-review-guidelines-floor-space-give-developers-more-design-flexibility-chee-hong-tat The GFA relook comes in response to industry feedback  https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/property/new-world-development-gets-shanghai-bourse-nod-us570-million-reit-listing Mon, 21 Sep 2026 07:31:28 +0000 Property Companies & Markets Reits & Property /property/new-world-development-gets-shanghai-bourse-nod-us570-million-reit-listing The move comes as the indebted developer seeks to cut debt, dispose assets ⁠and bolster liquidity https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/can-first-time-homebuyer-couple-earning-s18000-month-afford-new-ec-unit Mon, 21 Sep 2026 04:48:47 +0000 Leslie Yee Opinion & Features Columns Property Residential /opinion-features/can-first-time-homebuyer-couple-earning-s18000-month-afford-new-ec-unit Consider capping prices of such homes to largely below S$1.6 million each https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/property/not-just-warehouse-industrial-players-pump-hundreds-millions-high-spec-automated-logistics-assets Mon, 21 Sep 2026 02:00:00 +0000 Jeanne Mah Property /property/not-just-warehouse-industrial-players-pump-hundreds-millions-high-spec-automated-logistics-assets Labour constraints, complex supply chains and rising costs are driving demand for these kitted-out facilities  https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/property/uk-property-asking-prices-rise-first-time-may-rightmove Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:01:16 +0000 Property /property/uk-property-asking-prices-rise-first-time-may-rightmove Prices for property put up for sale rose by 0.7% between Aug 9 and Sep 12