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Latest news and features on international property, including developers, buying habits and property price trends.
Prime office rents in Hong Kong and Singapore are set to reach parity within two years. Photo: Sun Yeung
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.

Property financing

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

Australia

Australia draws mainland China, Hong Kong homebuyers amid stable policies, economy

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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Hong Kong’s official rental index jumped 1.12 per cent in August to 198.7, just 1.4 points shy of the peak of 200.1 recorded in August 2019. Photo: Jonathan Wong
United States

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’.

Asia housing and 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.

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Asia housing and 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.

The Golden Oak Community, a residential development within the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida. Photo: Golden Oak Reality
Asia housing and 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.

Property financing

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.

China property

Shanghai luxury home market shows signs of losing steam

In spite of a troubled property market across the country, the luxury sector in Shanghai manages to defy the downtrend.

People visit The Bund in Shanghai. Photo: AFP
Asia housing and 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.

A view of Seoul after sunset, as a sightseeing boat sails on the Han River. Photo: Shutterstock
New Zealand

New Zealand opens doors to property market, but only to rich foreign buyers

‘Golden visa’ holders will be allowed to buy houses worth over US$3 million in a rollback of restrictions on foreign home ownership.

Property financing

Japan’s property market booms with US$22.8 billion investment surge

Tokyo reigns as Asia’s top metro area, with US$13.2 billion in property deals in the first half of 2025, according to MSCI.

Property investment

JD’s property arm joins 2 firms in US$1 billion Singapore Reit: sources

JD Property is setting up the US$1 billion Reit with Swiss investment firm Partners Group and Hillhouse’s EZA Hill Property, sources said.

A view of the central business district skyline in Singapore on May 27, 2025. Photo: Reuters
Wealth: Family Offices

Hong Kong’s family offices help prop up local property rentals market

While global real estate markets struggle in the face of declining investment, Hong Kong’s family offices are helping the city resist the trend.

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BNP Paribas Wealth Management
Oversupply in the property market has created entry opportunities for investors. Photo: Antony Dickson
Asia housing and property

Philippines’ Zobel de Ayala clan makes US$2.5 billion bet on retail, hotels

Ayala Land, which recently bought New World Development’s Makati hotel, is bullish on the country’s retail and hospitality segments.

Hong Kong property

Hong Kong luxury rents jump 8.6% to top Knight Frank’s global list

Rising rents attributed to demand from high-net-worth individuals moving to the city via the capital investment scheme.

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Hong Kong property

Hong Kong prime property sees 14% price drop: Knight Frank

Guangzhou has the second-worst performance among 46 cities in the second quarter, followed by Toronto, according to a new study.

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Pedestrians walk past a real estate agency in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong. Photo: Antony Dickson
China property

Singapore office demand soars 12-fold as Hong Kong ‘subdued’: Colliers

Hong Kong prime office rents could decline by 10 per cent this year as vacancy rates climb to about 19 per cent, report says.

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Britain

Happy home hunters as UK property prices drop by U$14,900 in 3 months

The number of houses for sale is at a decade high, pushing average prices down to US$500,000.

China-EU relations

How Chinese investors quietly transformed Athens – one visa at a time

Chinese citizens hold nearly half of first-time visas linked to property purchases – and over 60 per cent of renewals.

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Residential buildings in Athens, Greece. Photo: Getty Images
Singapore

Sky’s the limit? Record number of Singapore’s million-dollar public flats sold

New figures released on Wednesday show sales of million-dollar public housing units this year are on track to exceed last year’s record.

A flat at Singapore’s SkyTerrace@Dawson sold for nearly S$1.7 million in June. Photo: Dawson Collection
Singapore

From fishnet sales to richest Singaporean: Nippon Paint’s Goh Cheng Liang dies

Goh, who had a net worth of US$13 billion, also donated money for cancer research in Singapore and the building of facilities in China.

Property financing

Is Saudi Arabia the next Dubai for Hong Kong and mainland property investors?

A new law approved by the kingdom is set to give non-Saudis rights to buy homes in designated zones.

China property

US leads Asia-Pacific real estate deals with assets worth US$5 billion

Cross-border real estate investments in Asia-Pacific reaches US$12.1 billion in the second quarter, the most since the third quarter of 2022.

People walk past a real estate agent’s window in Melbourne. Australia was one of the top cross-border real estate investment destinations in the second quarter. Photo: AFP
Hong Kong property

Mainland Chinese hotel brands set to reshape Hong Kong’s hospitality scene

Chinese operators are expanding their footprint in Hong Kong, a major destination for mainland travellers, analysts say.

The exterior of a hotel in Tsim Sha Tsui. Photo: Jelly Tse
Property financing

Wimbledon courts wealthy homebuyers amid decline in London home prices

In the second quarter of 2025, Wimbledon home prices recorded a 3.4 per cent increase from a year earlier.

Hong Kong property

1 in 388 Hong Kong homeowners has a net worth of more than US$30 million

The density of ultra-wealthy residents and second-home owners in Hong Kong was more than twice that of London.

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