The Singapore government hikes seller’s stamp duty to discourage speculative homebuying, with that move leading today’s headline roundup. Also making the list, an office tower in “South Korea’s Silicon Valley” draws bidding interest and Aussie land lease group GemLife debuts… Read More>>
Hong Kong Budget Scraps Stamp Duties to Boost Struggling Housing Market
Hong Kong is rolling back all taxes on residential property transactions in an effort to put a floor under a protracted housing market slump that has seen residential property prices slide to seven-year lows.
In his annual budget speech to… Read More>>
China Developer Home Sales Rise for Third Month and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
China’s recovering housing market leads today’s set of headlines from around the region as the mainland’s top developers grew their contracted sales for a third straight month in April. Also making the list today, Hong Kong’s MTR aims to spice… Read More>>
Mapletree Industrial Trust Distributions Drop 1.7% and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
In today’s roundup of regional news headlines, SGX-listed Mapletree Industrial Trust has cut distributions despite rising income and a key Singapore official defends the city-state’s latest property tax hike. Over in the US, Japan’s MUFG is putting up for sale… Read More>>
Singapore Boosts Stamp Duty by Up to 100% to Cool Home Prices
After housing costs rose by more than 11 percent in the last year, including a 3.2 percent jump in in the first quarter, Singapore regulators shocked the market late Wednesday with their strictest property cooling measures yet – including doubling… 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 Hikes Stamp Duty by Up to 50% After 9% Jump in Home Prices
Singapore increased the Additional Buyer’s Stamp Duty (ABSD) and lowered Loan-to-Value (LTV) limits on Thursday, slamming the brakes on its housing market after statistics released earlier in the week showed home prices having jumped nine percent in the past 12… Read More>>
JP Morgan Goes Flexible in Central Office and More Hong Kong Real Estate Headlines
Leading today’s Hong Kong real estate news, JP Morgan is riding the flexible workspace trend in its Chater House office, and slashing rents in the process. And speaking of leasing costs, the city finally saw apartment rents decline last month… Read More>>
Singapore Hikes Stamp Duty 2% on Million Dollar Home Sales and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
Singapore home sales jumped 37 percent in January compared to the same month last year, but it didn’t take long for the city-state to react to the sudden real estate surge as regulators roll out a new tax on luxury… Read More>>
Dalian Wanda Announces $10B China Healthcare Scheme and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
Leading the news today, Wang Jianlin’s Dalian Wanda is ready to bet $10 billion that Sichuan residents will have some major healthcare needs, CY Leung notices that Hong Kong’s home market seems to be getting frothy, and JP Morgan coughs… Read More>>