Market observers say easing of lending restrictions and record low interest rates will provide a stimulus to the Australian residential property market.

Factors driving the drop are not clear, but ‘the longer the trade war drags out the more disruptive it will be’, said analysts at Cushman & Wakefield

Hotel occupancy rates and ­revenues in the first quarter show the impact on consumer discretionary spending.

The Gulf city is offering visas with validity of up to 10 years for investors buying property worth 5 million dirhams (US$1.36 million).

Market observers say the tone has been set for North Point after residential and office projects achieve record prices.

Cushman & Wakefield expects foreign interest in commercial property in the two cities to continue after overseas investors pour US$1.09 billion in the first quarter.

The Swiss bank cautioned of rising mortgage rates and falling affordability as Hong Kong interbank offering rate (Hibor) ticks higher.

Higher interest rates, cooling measures have dampened sentiment in cities like Vancouver and Toronto

Embassy Office Parks REIT, sponsored by US-based equity investor Blackstone Group and local partner Embassy Group, has risen more than 17 per cent since its debut on April 1

Deal to buy logistics assets is the largest private real-estate transaction ever, and a vote of confidence in the future of online retailing

But property consultancies say that prices of industrial land in Metro Manila must fall by 70 per cent to make investments worthwhile.

Quicker commute on Indonesia’s first subway line to help lift rents and occupancy rates in Jakarta’s central business district.

The co-living phenomenon is catching on fast in Hong Kong, the world’s most expensive property market, generating higher rents and attracting greater investment in the process.

Real estate funds and private real estate investment trusts, which enjoyed lower levels of tax, will have same tax applied to them as regular companies

Hong Kong does not feature in JLL’s ranking of the top 20 innovative cities worldwide, while San Francisco tops the list.

Number of applicants from the mainland top 700 in 2018, seven times the number three years earlier

Hong Kong’s residential property market has another decade in its current bull run, as population inflow from the Greater Bay Area gives it sustenance, said the bank that correctly picked last year’s short-lived price correction.

Some 100 houses in the Sicilian town of Mussomeli are available for practically nothing, but buyers will have to spend thousands of dollars to renovate these abandoned properties.

Landlords of commercial space are combining entertainment with retailing to hang on to returning shoppers, in a competition with e-commerce and as a shield to volatile visitor numbers of mainland Chinese tourists

HomeShare wants its customers to keep the Screenflex room dividers, which it says retails for US$1,600, in lieu of the refundable deposit.

Low interest rates, upbeat economic outlook and ‘value opportunity’ are among the attractions drawing investors to continental Europe, analysts say

Excitement is creeping into Taiwan’s property market, as the presidential race heats up ahead of next year’s election, holding the prospect of a new government more friendly towards Beijing.

Asian investment in property within the region rose 10 per cent to US$98 billion – a record high – last year, property consultancy Colliers International said on Thursday. It is expected to record double-digit growth in 2019 as well.

Up to 78 per cent of Chinese unicorns are considering and expansion either in their existing markets, or are exploring new markets, according to Cushman & Wakefield

Multinational companies make up 76 per cent of clients of The Executive Centre (TEC), staying up to 36 months on average, triple the tenancy in the industry, even if they pay a 50 per cent premium over other co-working space

Can architectural design help companies keep their employees happy and healthy? One Space and sister firms UNStudio and UNSense certainly believe so, and use data to understand the behaviour of end users of a space.

Strict capital controls and Beijing’s belt and road push have led to a dramatic fall in Chinese investment in overseas real estate

New railway lines and road networks will lead to the emergence of nine office, retail, business and cultural hubs in Hong Kong over the next five to seven years, according to property consultancy Colliers International Hong Kong.

Overall office lettings dropped by 30 per cent month on month in March, taking overall availability to 4.8 per cent.