After loosening the financial reins to boost an economy pummelled by the Covid-19 crisis in February this year, the Chinese government appears to be rolling out new measures to clamp down on flows of capital into the country’s now surging… Read More>>
China’s PBOC Sets Minimum Mortgage Rates in Latest Bid to Control Housing Prices
The People’s Bank of China has unveiled a new minimum interest rate system for home loans according to an announcement on the central bank’s official WeChat social media account, as the mainland government continues to clamp down on the housing… Read More>>
China Real Estate Loan Growth Slowed to 20% in 2018 as PBOC Clamps Down on Credit
China’s government reduced growth in real estate loans in to 20 percent in 2018 compared to the previous year, as regulators attempt to stave off a potential property bubble by cracking down on illicit lending and vowing to push funding… Read More>>
Singapore Said to Halt $446M En Bloc Sale and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
Leading today’s roundup of news from around the region, Singapore has reportedly pumped the brakes on a collective sale for the first time this year, as the disposal of a 210-unit housing development in the city-state’s West Region has been… Read More>>
Country Garden, Hopson Ditch $3.6B in Bond Sales and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
Leading today’s roundup, China’s top developer by sales, along with a mid-league peer, have hit a wall in their attempts to issue yuan-denominated corporate bonds, as mainland authorities continue to clamp down on leverage in the property sector. Meanwhile, a… Read More>>
Sachin Doshi Closes Nearly $60M for Co-Living Platform and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
Co-working, co-living, co-biking and other hits of the sharing economy continue to lead the headlines today as a former pension fund executive raises $60 million to invest in shared living spaces. Also in the news, The Economist decides Singapore is… Read More>>
China Eases Capital Controls – But Not Very Much
In recent months China’s richest man lost out on a $1 billion Hollywood acquisition and hundreds of middle-class Chinese homebuyers have found themselves unable to make payments on homes in Malaysia and Melbourne. These financial mishaps were triggered at least… Read More>>
Shanghai Banks Told Not to Lend to Property Industry and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
The headlines are full of stories of the Chinese government clamping down on credit to the real estate industry today, including comments from a top banking regulator saying that property loans are not a big issue. In other news, Hong… Read More>>
Citi Says China Housing Boom to Continue in 2017
Analysts at one of America’s best-known banks are predicting continued good health for China’s already vigorous residential real estate market into next year.
Citigroup predicts China’s housing market will remain ‘robust’ in 2017 given government support and higher prices, according… Read More>>
HK Office Space Now 76% More Expensive Than NYC and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
China may be celebrating the moon festival, but the real estate market refuses to take a break over this lunar holiday. A new study finds Hong Kong office space is still the most expensive in the world, and IKEA reveals… Read More>>
