TOPIC

International Property

International Property
Latest news and features on international property, including developers, buying habits and property price trends.
A flat at Singapore’s SkyTerrace@Dawson sold for nearly S$1.7 million in June. Photo: Dawson Collection
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.

Singapore

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

Property financing

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

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.

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.

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
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.

4
A view of high-rise residential and office buildings on Hong Kong Island. Photo: Shutterstock
India

The rise and rise of India’s luxury property market: ‘no plateau in sight’

Thriving luxury housing market signals shift in buyer behaviour seeking long-term value, but short-term bumps likely, analysts say.

videocam
Interiors

Singapore’s first 3D-printed house is out there yet introverted

An oculus illuminates the groundbreaking potential embodied by Singapore’s first 3D-printed house.

Property financing

New Zealand visa scheme draws mainland Chinese, Hongkongers

Even a few new high-net-worth residents buying homes would have a ‘significant impact’ on the luxury property market, analyst says.

A view of the harbour in Wellington, New Zealand, on January 7, 2025. Photo: AP
Hong Kong property

Person connected to HSBC banker buys luxury property for US$15.9 million

The sale comes as sentiment in the city’s property market improves gradually.

Parkview, luxury residential blocks on Tai Tam Reservoir Road of Hong Kong Island, on October 20, 1995. Photo: Handout
UAE

Dubai and Abu Dhabi vie to attract Chinese luxury property buyers

Chinese buyers’ inquiries for UAE property jumped by 125 per cent quarter on quarter in the first three months of the year, according to Juwai IQI.

Hong Kong property

Hong Kong tops global list for priciest homes despite slump: Deutsche Bank

Prime property prices of US$25,946 per square metre push Hong Kong above Zurich, Singapore and New York: Mapping the World’s Prices report.

videocam
5
US-China relations

Texas governor signs bill banning Chinese citizens from buying property in state

The initiative allows those who hold valid US visas to purchase property, but only if the property is used as a primary residence.

28
Protesters at the state capitol in Austin, Texas, on May 10 opposing bills to ban citizens and entities of China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia, from buying properties in Texas. Photo: AFP
Tokyo

China’s property slump drives Hong Kong investors to Japan amid yen weakness

Hong Kong investors continue to make waves in Japan’s real estate market, rivalling those from the US, Singapore and mainland China.

videocam
A man watches the cityscape of Tokyo from an observation deck located on the top floor of Roppongi Hills Mori Tower. Photo: AP

Calling women ‘birdies’ is offensive, deems South African advertising regulator

Ruling comes after a complaint over a billboard advertisement placed near a Johannesburg golf course by a real estate agency.

Fame and celebrity

How Princess Beatrice’s husband, Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, is redefining luxury

The luxury property developer shares his insights on authentic design, family life and sustainable luxury.

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Thailand

Bangkok’s housing glut spreads to Phuket as developers eye tourist demand

Unsold inventory in Phuket rose to 4,982 units across 16 projects at the end of the fourth quarter last year, Colliers said.

videocam
Crashing waves on beach at Kalim beach Phuket. Photo: Shutterstock
Architecture and design

When the Lady of the manor returned to her English country home

A London-born former Hongkonger on moving back into her family’s 15th century estate in southwest England.

Hong Kong property

Hong Kong’s Link takes rental hits amid fight to retain retail tenants

Manager of Link Reit expects more rent pressure at home, while Singapore and Australia assets perform well.

Hong Kong property

NWD-led group gets US$166 million from home sales in Hong Kong Southern district

Buyers include people from The Peak, the Southern district, Kowloon, as well as affluent individuals from mainland China and overseas.

Deep Water Pavilia in Wong Chuk Hang. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong property

HKEX chairman Carlson Tong sells Pok Fu Lam luxury home for US$9 million

The four-bedroom house at Villa Cecil fetched around three times the investment in 2000.

Carlson Tong Ka-shing, chairman of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing. Photo: Edmond So
Hong Kong property

Hong Kong’s Gale Well continues asset sales with US$66 million Stanley property

The deleveraging property investor has sold a number of properties recently, while other assets remain on the market.

Property investment

The View | Trump’s war on universities not a threat to student housing market

The market remains attractive despite the scapegoating of foreign students in the US, UK, Canada and Australia.

videocam
Hong Kong property

As Hong Kong office rents plummet, landlords upgrade with video walls

JLL says nearly 44 per cent of Hong Kong’s grade A office space is more than 30 years old.

The Hing Wai Building in Central. Photo: Google
Middle East

Capital from Hong Kong, mainland China sets sights on UAE property

Inquiries from Chinese buyers surge and Hong Kong’s Gaw Capital and Black Spade Capital make investments.

The Abu Dhabi skyline, pictured on May 14, 2025. Photo: AFP
Property financing

Lawrence Ho’s family office invests in Hong Kong real estate broker IFCX

Investment by Black Spade follows the billionaire’s bet on Vietnamese electric vehicle maker VinFast Auto in 2023.

Asia housing and property

Indonesia, Vietnam industrial property demand to rise: Knight Frank

Knight Frank says demand for manufacturing-related real estate could rise by as much as 20 per cent in Indonesia and Vietnam.

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Help preserve 120 years of quality journalism.
SUPPORT NOW
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement