Singapore Property Market News
Average HDB household size shrinks further, with 1-person households rising to 1 in 6
While most seniors prefer not to sell and move, more singles living with their families plan to buy their own home
China property woes deepen as Vanke seeks bond payment delay
Shenzhen Metro Group has extended about 30 billion yuan in loans to the cash-strapped builder, a crucial funding source that helped the...
New World raises creditor support on overseas debt swap
The swap is the company’s latest move to ease liquidity stress stemming from the years-long downturn
Australia to cap high debt-to-income home loans from February to curb housing risks
AUSTRALIA’S regulator on Thursday said it will impose a cap on high debt-to-income (DTI) mortgage lending from February, aiming to address housing-related...
High Court judge upholds decision to award UOB S$17.7 million in Lippo Marina Collection lawsuit
The bank had claimed up to S$92 million in damages, but Justice Aidan Xu says it ‘failed to mitigate losses fully’
A fitting swansong for long-serving chief Hiew: Help list Mapletree or merge it with CapitaLand
Lay the foundations for Mapletree’s next chapter and let retail investors own equity in it
URA releases Dairy Farm, Tanjong Rhu, Dover housing sites for sale
They form part of the 4,725 residential units that will be released via the confirmed list of the H2 GLS programme
Hong Kong home rents hit record high on strong Chinese demand
The city’s home prices have been struggling to recover after a four-year downturn
China property crisis thrust back into spotlight by Vanke plunge
The company faces immediate tests next month when two onshore bonds come due
Two ageing Tiong Bahru HDB blocks fail to get enough votes for HIP by narrow margin
Permanent resident households are not eligible to vote
Brookfield, GIC bid for National Storage in A$4 billion deal
The Sydney-listed company operates more than 270 storage centres across Australia and New Zealand
US home price growth slowed in September as buyers pulled back
Home prices rose 1.3% in September from a year earlier, compared with an annual increase of 1.4% in August
Residential tower Starpoint in Pasir Panjang sold for S$55.3 million to Stalford International Education
The education service provider plans to redevelop the site into a hotel, hostel or serviced apartment
CDL sells Osaka hotel to Blackstone-managed real estate funds for 14 billion yen
The proposed divestment aligns with the real estate company’s capital recycling and portfolio optimisation efforts
CDL Hospitality Trusts enters into new lease agreement with Millennium & Copthorne Hotels for New Zealand hotel
The new lease will run for a term of five years, with an additional five-year renewal option
CLI to partner Malaysian developer Coronade Properties on retail strategy for mall in Johor-Singapore SEZ
Coronation Square Mall will be the largest in Johor Bahru’s city centre when completed
Premium Automobiles teeing up to buy Sime Darby Business Centre for S$55 million
Former Audi dealer, which now distributes China EV brands, signs put-and-call option for acquisition of Alexandra Road showroom building
Dubai property frenzy sets developers on a US$6 billion debt spree
From Islamic bonds to private credit, they ride one of the Gulf country’s longest real estate booms in years
Why China can’t sort out its property market mess
Since mid-2024, the government has cut borrowing costs on existing mortgages, relaxed buying curbs in big cities and lowered taxes on home...
Far East Orchard targets S$3 billion AUM, 110,000 lodging units by 2030
Group doubles down on hospitality and PBSA, plans to recycle capital out of non-core assets
Owning luxury hotels is tough but can be richly rewarding for patient capital
Jardine Matheson and Frasers Property could gain from hotel ownership over the long term
Thai developer Ananda pivots to ultra-rich in Asia after Porsche tie-up
The Bangkok-based firm is also exploring fundraising opportunities with foreign sovereign wealth funds to support its regional ambitions
Surging property prices draw bidders for derelict Vietnam towers
The removal of a major bureaucratic barrier has also helped pique interest
‘My uncle Robert Kuok would expel me’ if true: Kuok Khoon Hong, rejecting conviction of Wilmar’s China unit
Shocked by the judgment, Kuok Khoon Hong says if he had done such a thing, his uncle would expel him from the family
A butterfly landing on Orchard: PLP Architecture blends sustainability with design
Its concept for Park Nova condo is based on a ‘very simple set of logical principles’, says co-founder of London-based firm
BofA Tower gets Chicago’s biggest mortgage bond deal since Covid
[NEW YORK] A mortgage loan for Chicago’s Bank of America (BOA) Tower is being refinanced with US$700 million in bonds, a rare...
Planning for senior living needs rethink on regulations, costs and stigma: property players
Seniors want autonomy and social support, panellists say
Paris apartment prices jump most in almost five years
Buyers paid 1.9% more in the three months through September than a year earlier
US existing-home sales hit 8-month high in October
The Midwest leads regions in the country with a 5.3% gain
Qatar's wealth fund shakes up London HSBC tower plans
The move was prompted by a global rebound in demand as companies mandate a return to the office
Government reviewing collective sales regime; reforms may be on the cards
Industry players have pushed to lower the threshold of majority consent to 70% from 80%, to spur redevelopment of ageing properties
Seoul apartment prices regain momentum ahead of BOK meeting
The central bank has repeatedly warned that real estate-linked leverage poses one of the biggest threats to financial stability
China weighing new property stimulus package as crisis lingers: sources
The plan to subsidise interest costs on new mortgages is intended to lure back homebuyers, who have been reluctant to enter a...