|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
24.09.26 - 01:00
|
Hong Kong rises in property market transparency rankings, but trails Singapore and Japan (SCMP)
|
|
|
Hong Kong has climbed one place in a list of the world's most transparent real estate markets by property consultancy JLL and subsidiary LaSalle Investment Management, though it still trails regional peers Singapore and Japan in the rankings.
The city secured 14th place in the latest edition of the Global Real Estate Transparency Index, a report released every two years. The new report covers 146 city markets in 88 countries and territories worldwide.
The ranking was the highest of any market in......
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
09.06.26 - 13:36
|
Singapore group buys distressed tower as Hong Kong′s student housing demand accelerates (SCMP)
|
|
|
Singapore-listed developer Wee Hur Holdings is expanding its Hong Kong student accommodation platform with the acquisition of One Bedford Place, a lender-controlled office tower that it plans to convert into a 500-bed student housing project.
The company said in a filing to the Singapore Exchange on Tuesday evening that it had acquired One Bedford Place for an undisclosed sum, deepening its push into Hong Kong's fast-growing student accommodation market.
“This investment reflects our conviction......
|
|
|
|
|
03.05.26 - 04:00
|
Singapore′s safe-haven status draws more Chinese capital into property sector (SCMP)
|
|
|
China has become one of the largest sources of investment in land parcels and other properties in Singapore, as the safe-haven status of Southeast Asia's top financial hub continues to attract global capital, according to analysts.
China-linked developers and business entities have become more active in the market, said Alan Cheong, executive director for research and consultancy at Savills Singapore. “Chinese developers who have had experience in Singapore are now familiar with the rules,......
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
29.03.26 - 14:12
|
How Singapore and Australia Took Opposite Paths on Housing (Bloomberg)
|
|
|
As homeownership drifts further out of reach, governments are looking for new ways to help first-time buyers come up with the money. In Australia, economist Saul Eslake argues that letting buyers tap retirement savings or reduce down payments only puts more upward pressure on prices. In Singapore, economist Sumit Agarwal points to a very different system: mandatory savings there can be used for housing, but steep taxes discourage buying second and third homes. Through the experiences of first-time buyers Jordan Davies in Melbourne and Jeff Chie in Singapore, the story explores whether easier access to capital really helps people buy homes or simply makes housing even more expensive. (Source: Bloomberg)...
|
|
|
10.03.26 - 01:36
|
Singapore property clan puts rare Hong Kong estate up for US$38.4 million tender (SCMP)
|
|
|
A Singapore-rooted property family has put a rare residential estate in Hong Kong's Southern district up for tender at about HK$300 million (US$38.4 million), testing demand for trophy homes as the city's luxury housing market shows early signs of recovery despite soft prices.
The tender for Belvedere, a low-density compound in Chung Hom Kok, would close at noon on April 28, according to marketing agent JLL. The property had been held by Remadour Estate since 1993, Land Registry records......
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|