Singapore home price growth slowed in the first quarter following the government’s introduction of cooling measures in December, according to official flash estimates released on Friday, with analysts now predicting that sales of new homes will remain muted for the… Read More>>
Evergrande Forced to Demolish 39 Buildings and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
The new years has failed to bring good news for China Evergrande, which leads our headline roundup today with a report that a local government in Hainan has ordered the demolition of one of its resort projects in the tropical… Read More>>
Singapore Boosts Stamp Duty, Cuts Lending to Cool Housing Market
The Singapore government on Thursday raised taxes on residential real estate purchases and tightened lending rules in a bid to tamp down record growth in home prices and maintain housing affordability in Southeast Asia’s wealthiest nation.
The state increased the… Read More>>
Singapore Home Sales, Housing Prices Hit Multi-Year Highs in November
Singapore’s residential market went from hot to scorching in November as hungry homebuyers and limited supply of new homes combined to drive the volume of new homes sold and prices for second-hand condos to multi-year highs, according to a pair… Read More>>
Evergrande Transfers Cash to Avoid Bond Default and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
Investors in Chinese developer bonds (and perhaps a few of the developer bosses) went home happier on Friday as reports emerged that China Evergrande has arranged funds to avoid default on a set of US dollar notes, and that story… Read More>>
Hony’s $1.2B Buy of SF’s Oceanwide Centre Delayed and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
The ongoing struggles of China’s Oceanwide Holdings lead today’s real estate headlines as the cash-strapped developer’s deal to sell off a San Francisco development project gets extended to 30 September.
Also in the news, Frasers Group has taken another step… Read More>>
Singapore Home Prices To Drop For First Time Since 2016 As Recession Nears
A flash estimate by the Singapore government has shown a 1.2 percent decline in the private residential property index, with experts predicting home prices to fall further as the city enters its first recession in two decades.
The Urban Redevelopment… Read More>>
Thomas Kwok Returns to SHK After Prison Sentence and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
A disgraced property tycoon leads the way in Mingtiandi’s roundup of real estate headlines today with the news that, nine months after completing a prison sentence for bribery, the real estate mogul is returning to the family business.
Hong Kong Home Prices Fall 1.4% in August and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
The struggles of Asia’s wealthiest city continue to dominate real estate news from around the region today as home prices in Hong Kong fell by 1.4 percent in August – their fastest decline of 2019. The performance by the Greater… Read More>>
Dyson Pays S$74M for Singapore’s Priciest Penthouse Ever
Britain’s pioneer of bagless vacuum cleaners and bladeless fans, James Dyson, has already broken new ground in his adopted home of Singapore, with the billionaire reportedly paying the highest price ever for an apartment in the city-state.
The man who… Read More>>
