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Interest from mainland groups and their affiliates has increased bidding activity for land sales in Singapore. Photo: Shutterstock
International Property

Singapore’s safe-haven status draws more Chinese property investment

Mainland firms’ investments in Singapore fixed assets zoomed to 21 per cent of the total in 2025 from 2.5 per cent a year earlier.

Millionaires and billionaires

Mainland China’s ultra-wealthy numbers rise as Hong Kong poised for rebound

Hong Kong property

WeWork finds new lease of life in Hong Kong as uncertainty drives global demand

Hong Kong property

Return of overseas hires meets tighter supply, driving up Hong Kong luxury rents

Repulse Bay is at the centre of a rebound, with leasing activity surging and high-end homes drawing multiple rental offers.

Easter decorations seen at the entrance to The Repulse Bay development, which is seeing a surge in leasing activity. Photo: Handout
Easter decorations seen at the entrance to The Repulse Bay development, which is seeing a surge in leasing activity. Photo: Handout
International Property

How changes in home rental laws in England impact Hong Kong, mainland investors

Hong Kong-based investors own about 19 per cent of foreign-owned homes in London, while mainland Chinese account for about 12 per cent.

International Property

Japan hotels luring Hong Kong families, global investors

Record tourism, limited supply and a weak yen lift returns as institutional capital pours into the hospitality sector.

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Hong Kong property

Hong Kong, Sydney or Dubai? Prime real estate investors take their pick

Rich buyers are reshaping ultra-luxury property markets from Sydney and Hong Kong to Dubai, drawn by each city’s unique selling proposition.

Illustration: Henry Wong
Illustration: Henry Wong
International Property

Singapore offices cost the most to outfit, Asia-Pacific survey says

Fit-out costs in the city average more than US$2,000 per square metre, topping Tokyo, with Hong Kong in eighth, Knight Frank report says.

International Property

Year of the Horse kicks off with property mega-deals returning to Asia-Pacific

Large institutional capital is flowing back into Asia-Pacific property, with offices, retail and hotels leading early recovery signs.

International Property

Chinese firms are scoping out overseas property. What is catching their eye?

With residential development on the wane, Chinese firms are investing in smart city, logistics and new energy projects, Knight Frank says.

Smart city investments in the Middle East are one of the key targets of expanding Chinese companies. Photo: Getty Images
International Property

Heightened tensions with China rattle Japan’s property market: analysts

Bilateral friction is expected to impact assets tied to tourism, including hotels and high-street retail shops, CBRE’s Chinatsu Hani says.

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Office and residential buildings seen from an observation deck at the Shinjuku business district in Tokyo, Japan. Photo: EPA-EFE
Office and residential buildings seen from an observation deck at the Shinjuku business district in Tokyo, Japan. Photo: EPA-EFE
International Property

Hongkong Land poised to launch US$6 billion Singapore property fund

The real estate fund, including stakes in One Raffles Quay and Marina Bay Financial Centre, will be Singapore’s largest, company says.

Hong Kong property

Exclusive | Rosewood hotel brand of Hong Kong’s Chow Tai Fook is not for sale, sources say

The prestige brand has delivered ‘exceptional’ results, sources say, while suggesting that certain properties might be available.

International Property

Hong Kong scion Adrian Cheng forms retail venture with Dubai group

Joint venture will connect ‘the consumers and rich cultural industries of the Middle East and Chinese-speaking markets’ at Dubai’s Wafi City.

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Sheikh Mana bin Khalifa Al Maktoum (third from left) and Adrian Cheng (centre), pictured at a signing ceremony on Wednesday in Dubai. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong property

Hong Kong and Singapore prime office rents set to equalise by 2027: CBRE

The projected increase in Singapore’s office rents could influence how companies allocate manpower between the two cities.

Prime office rents in Hong Kong and Singapore are set to reach parity within two years. Photo: Sun Yeung
Prime office rents in Hong Kong and Singapore are set to reach parity within two years. Photo: Sun Yeung
International Property

Hong Kong’s Tsim Sha Tsui holds ground as world’s fourth priciest shopping strip

The city’s core retail areas, including Causeway Bay and Central, dominate the Asia-Pacific regional table: Cushman & Wakefield.

Hong Kong property

Hong Kong rents fourth least affordable globally, Bangkok tops list, study shows

Hong Kong’s ranking slips to fourth from eighth last year, with rent taking up 61 per cent of median household disposable income.

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International Property

Soho China tycoon Zhang Xin buys NYC land for luxury condos

Beijing-born developer’s Closer Properties buys five adjacent parcels for US$62.5 million to build ‘amenity-rich boutique condominiums’.

Zhang Xin and her husband Pan Shiyi have invested more in US real estate and spent more time in New York City in recent years. Photo: Shutterstock
Zhang Xin and her husband Pan Shiyi have invested more in US real estate and spent more time in New York City in recent years. Photo: Shutterstock
International Property

Is it time for property investors to end their love affair with Japan?

Under new leadership, Japan is likely to delay tightening its monetary policy, which presents both opportunities and challenges, CBRE says.

International Property

The rise of branded residences and why Hong Kong is an outlier

Hong Kong remains relatively untouched by the branded residences model, largely because of the strength of established local developers.

International Property

As Fed lowers rates, which real estate markets should investors eye?

Researchers from Knight Frank and Juwai IQI share their insights into various markets – and the factors investors need to be thinking about.

Commercial high-rise buildings are pictured behind the Wat Saket temple complex in Bangkok on October 28, 2024. Photo: AFP
International Property

Fed’s rate cut to fuel property investment globally, but Hong Kong faces hurdles

Lower rates will mildly boost commercial property transactions in Hong Kong, but oversupply is likely to pressure asset prices, analysts say.

Commercial real estate transactions in Hong Kong fell 45 per cent to US$900 million in the April to June quarter, the lowest since the 2008 global financial crisis, according to MSCI. Photo: Eugene Lee
Commercial real estate transactions in Hong Kong fell 45 per cent to US$900 million in the April to June quarter, the lowest since the 2008 global financial crisis, according to MSCI. Photo: Eugene Lee
China property

Hong Kong court names Evergrande’s liquidators as receivers of founder’s assets

‘There is a total failure on the part of Hui to comply with the disclosure order,’ writes Justice Herbert Au-yeung Ho-wing.

International Property

South Korea’s ban on foreign homebuyers to cool Seoul prices, Chinese spending

The measure, which took effect last month, marks the government’s latest effort to counter speculation in the housing market.

Banking & finance

Qatari fund invests US$2 million in CK Asset-backed start-up Nexx

Doha-based Rasmal Ventures, backed by the Qatar Investment Authority, invests US$2 million in Hong Kong’s Nexx.

From left, Nexx Global’s CEO Oscar Hui, chairman Houston Huang and vice-chairman John Chan. Photo: Handout
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