Asia Pacific real estate investment news and information
A change in rules restricting pre-sale of luxury housing in China is likely to drive more high-end transactions in 2014, especially as China’s wealthy individuals confront policies that limit the quantity of homes they can purchase.
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A change in rules restricting pre-sale of luxury housing in China is likely to drive more high-end transactions in 2014, … Read more>>>
China recorded its 20th straight month of housing price increases in January, but growth rates have begun to slow, and new measures may be stifling sales, according to recent market reports.
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China recorded its 20th straight month of housing price increases in January, but growth rates have begun to slow, and … Read more>>>
Beijing has put out a dozen plots of land for sale this month, including one in its central area, as the country’s real estate developers scramble to secure land amid a capital crunch and potential industry consolidation
The Beijing land reserve bureau has listed 12 parcels for public tenders, including five with floor prices totalling 13.4 billion yuan (HK$17 billion).
Beijing has put out a dozen plots of land for sale this month, including one in its central area, as the country's real … Read more>>>
Despite the increase in their average total revenue, nearly 60 percent of listed mainland real estate companies in Hong Kong, Shenzhen and Shanghai registered a decline in net profit margin during 2012, reflecting the beginning of a profitability down… Read More>>
Despite the increase in their average total revenue, nearly 60 percent of listed mainland real estate companies in Hong … Read more>>>
Hong Kong’s property market continues to experience a shortage of new supply, with the number of completed flats falling to a four-year low last year, but analysts expect supply to pick up in coming years.
Figures from the quarterly report of the Housing Authority show that only 8,300 new private residential units were completed last year – nearly 18 per cent less than 2012. The number also fell far short of the government’s expectation of 13,551 flats for 2013.
Hong Kong's property market continues to experience a shortage of new supply, with the number of completed flats falling … Read more>>>
China’s central government has given the nod to 12 free trade zones (FTZs) following the one in Shanghai, amid a spurt of nationwide enthusiasm for such schemes.
Tianjin Municipality and Guangdong Province have been green-lit to set up FTZs, a source with knowledge of the approval told Xinhua-run Economic Information Daily on Wednesday, refusing to leak the remaining 10.
China's central government has given the nod to 12 more free trade zones (FTZs) just three months after the first of the … Read more>>>
Beijing’s city government announced pre-sale approvals for two new — and record-breakingly expensive — real estate projects in China’s capital.
According to a report in the South China Morning Post, a permit was issued on Sunday for a project in the city’s Chaoyang district to begin selling units with prices as high as RMB 100,537 per square metre, with the cheapest units being priced at RMB 53,072 per square metre.
Beijing's city government announced pre-sale approvals for two new -- and record-breakingly expensive -- real estate … Read more>>>
Despite stories of rocketing prices, China’s enthusiasm for real estate — at least domestically — may be cooling off. Analysts now predict that investment in China’s property industry may only reach 15 percent in 2014, a major drop-off from the 19.8 percent expansion that the sector enjoyed in 2013.
In a report in the South China Morning Post (SCMP) today, Wei Yao, China economist at Societe Generale in Hong Kong, noted, “Further investment growth deceleration seems quite certain to us, which is, however, a necessary step towards a more balanced economy.”
Despite stories of rocketing prices, China's enthusiasm for real estate -- at least from the developer perspective -- … Read more>>>
Propelled by housing prices that jumped as much as 20 percent in some major cities during December, China closed out 2013 with a record RMB 6.8 trillion ($1.1 trillion) in home sales for 2013.
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Propelled by housing prices that jumped as much as 20 percent in some major cities during December, China closed out … Read more>>>
Data just released by Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) shows that 2013 was the strongest year on record for commercial real estate markets in Asia Pacific, with direct investment reaching US$126.7 billion by year-end. Transaction volumes over the year were up… Read More>>
Data just released by Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) shows that 2013 was the strongest year on record for commercial real … Read more>>>
