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International Property
Latest news and features on international property, including developers, buying habits and property price trends.
Visitors walk along Nakamise-dori street as they visit Sensoji temple at Asakusa district, a popular sightseeing spot in Tokyo, on March 10, 2025. Photo: Reuters
Japan

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.

China consumption

Chinese bubble tea chain Mixue straps in for theme park project

Hong Kong property

Singapore property clan puts rare Hong Kong estate up for US$38.4 million tender

Asia housing and property

The View | 4 reasons Asia’s property will endure despite Iran war headwinds

Asian property’s sources of resilience are potent and multifaceted, with the drivers of sentiment distinct from those in financial markets.

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A view of residential and commercial buildings in Tokyo on August 18, 2025. Photo: dpa
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.

Tokyo

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.

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Australia

The View | 5 reasons Australia’s physical retail is uniquely resilient

Several factors contribute to the outperformance of the Australian retail sector, including its relative insulation from digital disruption.

People shop at Pitt Street Mall in Sydney on September 29, 2025. Photo: Reuters
China 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.

Mainland China

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.

UAE

Ras Al Khaimah eyes Chinese, Hong Kong investors as UAE-China ties deepen

The emirate aims to more than double tourist arrivals by 2030 and is pitching opportunities in property, green and digital projects.

Marjan CEO Abdulla Al Abdouli, RAK Properties CEO Sameh Muhtadi and Ras Al Khaimah ruler’s advisor Alma Au Yeung pose for pictures during a delegation visit in Hong Kong. Photo: Reuters
Asia housing and 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
Hong Kong property

Hong Kong, Singapore embrace flex offices as multinationals reshape demand

Flex operators deliver creditworthy tenants – a departure from the sector’s early reliance on start-ups and small firms: analysts.

Asia housing and property

The View | After vitalising its property market, India must shore up its weaknesses

The sustainability of the real estate boom will depend on how well New Delhi can address lingering gaps in affordability and infrastructure.

Hongkong Land

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.

People walk across the Jubilee Bridge at the Marina Bay waterfront in Singapore on November 21, 2025. Photo: AFP
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.

The Rosewood Hotel in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong. Photo: Shutterstock
UAE

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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Asia housing and property

The View | Asia’s housing affordability squeeze shows no signs of slowing

Some of the sharpest increases in property values are in economies facing major headwinds or those suffering from an acute shortage of affordable housing.

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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
Property financing

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.

Australia

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

Australia’s luxury property segment is expected to see increased interest from affluent investors looking for cost-efficient safe havens.

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’.

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
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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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