International Property

Tokyo ranks alongside Bangkok as the most favoured market for younger property buyers from Hong Kong. Photo: JNTO

Where to get a HK$1 million flat? Young Hongkongers told to try abroad

Twenty and thirtysomethings who’ve struggled to get on the property ladder in Hong Kong are turning to more affordable options overseas, according to industry experts.

29 Nov 2017 - 10:35am 17

The plush Presidio Terrace neighbourhood in San Francisco. Photo: AP

Rich San Francisco residents want city to give back street

28 Nov 2017 - 9:43pm 1

The Swedish national flag flies in front of a house near the town of Sodertalje, south west of Stockholm in Sweden. Photo: Reuters

Sweden’s housing market could be set for 10 per cent slump

28 Nov 2017 - 7:39pm

Prospective buyers look at a model of the development at the Country Gardens' Forest City showroom in Johor Baharu, Malaysia in February. Photo: Reuters

Moody's warns against growing Malaysian property oversupply

28 Nov 2017 - 7:39pm

The US$183 million fund will focus on properties in the Sukhumvit area of the capital

Thai developer launches Reit to invest in Bangkok projects

4 Dec 2017 - 4:08pm

An artist's impression of the proposed 344 flat Angelgate development in the UK. Photo: Handout

Investors told to be cautious when buying property overseas

27 Nov 2017 - 9:51pm 2

A report says far fewer low-cost homes are being built than are needed, with the problem the most acute in London and the south of England

Property unaffordable for 100,000 households a year in England

28 Nov 2017 - 7:39pm

The market potential of funds of funds in real estate is ‘huge’, says Tang Ning, founder and chief executive of CreditEase. Photo: Simon Song

Chinese fintech firm CreditEase eyes property funds of funds

26 Nov 2017 - 10:59pm

Beyonce and Jay-Z paid US$88 million for their Bel Air mansion in August. Photo: SCMP

Two Hong Kong flats for US$149m or Beyoncé’s mansion in LA?

21 Nov 2017 - 11:36pm 1

Thailand is making a big push to lure foreign investments, targeting particular the high-net-worth individuals, to boost economic growth. Photo: Alamy

Thailand makes big push to lure investments from the rich

21 Nov 2017 - 8:12pm 2

Sunwah Pearl promises a luxury lifestyle and fine riverside views in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Saigon River views draw investors to Vietnam

21 Nov 2017 - 12:48pm

German banks offer a typically low 2.3 per cent interest rate for a 10-year fixed rate to potential property buyers, significantly lower than anywhere else. Photo: Reuters

Is Germany the next property investment market for Hongkongers?

21 Nov 2017 - 7:21pm 4

The country’s parliament is discussing a measure to allow property company shares to be included in investment plans that benefit from tax breaks

Italy plans to boost profile of real estate companies’ shares

21 Nov 2017 - 7:22pm

Australian central banker says capital controls by Beijing and tighter lending criteria at Australian banks behind the easing interest

Chinese buyers getting cooler towards Australian homes

21 Nov 2017 - 7:22pm

The practice of “flipping”, or buying and immediately reselling a property, is fuelling price surges and could draw a government crackdown

Vancouver condominium market turning red-hot

21 Nov 2017 - 7:22pm

Luxury yachts fill the bay of Monaco in this September 27 file photo. Photo: Reuters

Monaco’s Hong-Kong-style plan to reclaim the Mediterranean

20 Nov 2017 - 8:54pm

Analysts say the Chinese conglomerate may have difficulty finding someone to buy the assets, which include London’s One Nine Elms skyscraper

Wanda looks to offload five offshore projects for US$5 billion

17 Nov 2017 - 11:26pm 1

Four Seasons luxury apartments in London that was Eisenhower’s military headquarters in the second world war set to draw investors from Hong Kong and mainland China.

London’s Grosvenor Square may gain Chinese neighbours

16 Nov 2017 - 9:32am

Hong Kong’s Causeway Bay is the world’s second most expensive retail district in the world for the second straight year, according to Cushman & Wakefield. Photo: Sam Tsang

Causeway Bay, Fifth Avenue still world’s most expensive retail strips

16 Nov 2017 - 11:00pm 4

The Thanda Royal Residences, South Africa, being developed by a Swedish developer with the backing of the king of the Zulu nation. Photo: Thanda Group

Developer of South African luxury villas out to tempt Hongkongers

15 Nov 2017 - 8:02am

In London, property prices have risen 2.6 per cent since last year with the average property value now at £484,362, according to August data from the UK House Price Index. Photo: Bloomberg

Student housing looks like a good bet while the undervalued pound recovers

14 Nov 2017 - 7:40pm

Other new regulations to protect buyers are forcing developers to defer project launches, further weighing on prices

India property sector revival unlikely as cash ban bites

14 Nov 2017 - 7:07pm

Homes in the upscale US Hamptons area. Buyers are already taking steps to minimise risk from a US government plan to scrap mortgage relief on second homes. Photo: Bloomberg

US tax plan no worry for buyers of upscale Hamptons property

14 Nov 2017 - 7:07pm

One of the country’s biggest investors sees gains over the next five years and plans to increase its exposure to property

Iceland house prices set to continue sharp rise

13 Nov 2017 - 7:00pm

Wanda Group’s new Sydney development is expected to set record prices in the city, agents say. Photo: Getty Images

Wanda to set record for Sydney’s most expensive flat, agents say

14 Nov 2017 - 5:21pm

The southern city beats out Shanghai, Cape Town and Sydney with an average 36.3 per cent rise in prime property prices in the year to September, a survey finds

Guangzhou sees biggest rise in luxury residential property prices

8 Nov 2017 - 8:02am

Mortgages in the UK of up to 70 per cent of a property’s value have also helped Chinese homebuyers sidestep restrictions on capital outflows. Photo: AFP

Children’s education drives Chinese demand for UK property

8 Nov 2017 - 8:02am 2

Woolworth Building in New York. Photo: Sotheby’s International Realty

Mega-rich on global hunt to collect prize property assets

7 Nov 2017 - 7:59pm

Fees have become an increasingly important earner for traditional agents as a shortage of affordable housing forces more people to rent in the UK. Photo: Bloomberg

New UK property rental website to cut out letting agency fees

7 Nov 2017 - 7:52pm

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