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Latest news and features on international property, including developers, buying habits and property price trends.
Central Tokyo’s Shibuya Crossing. Photo: Harvey Kong
Asia housing and property

US-based money manager eyes Asia-Pacific property for growth

Principal Asset Management executive says appetite for commercial properties in fast-growing markets underpinned by higher interest rates.

Hong Kong property

The big office divide: why prime buildings are thriving while others sit empty

Asia housing and property

New property disclosure rule in Japan sparks fears it may curb foreign investors

Property financing

‘Mild’ AI job displacement set to rein in Asia-Pacific office demand: report

CBRE says 3.9 per cent of office jobs in developed parts of region are vulnerable to replacement by artificial intelligence.

Central Tokyo’s Toranomon business district. Photo: Getty Images
Singapore

Malaysian tycoon’s Singapore property buying spree in no mood to ‘slow down’

Lee Yeow Seng, who is eyeing the Kempinski hotel, seeks to challenge the wealthy clans that dominate Singapore’s property market.

United States

New York’s famed Chrysler Building finally finds a buyer

Real estate firm Tishman Speyer and other investors will inject US$235 million into refurbishing the ageing art deco landmark.

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Hong Kong property

Why Morgan Stanley sees more upside in Hong Kong offices than New York towers

Improving rents and vacancy rates in Central may support stronger returns for Hong Kong landlords, US bank says.

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The vacancy rate in Hong Kong’s overall prime office market dropped to 12.5 per cent in August from 13.5 per cent a year earlier, according to Morgan Stanley. Photo: Dickson Lee
Asia housing and property

Malaysia offers Chinese buyers Singapore’s comfort at prices lower than Thailand

The lifestyle destination combines Singapore’s stability with Thailand’s prices and international schools cheaper than Hong Kong: analysts.

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Wealth management

How Hong Kong stacks up against Singapore in race for next-generation wealth

Younger wealth holders increasingly global, prioritising lifestyle, wellness and values when choosing where to live and invest, Savills says.

Singapore

‘I just want to come and see’: Singapore struggles to sell scandal-hit condos

The unsold properties point to a softening of Singapore’s luxury housing market, where policies have thinned the pool of foreign buyers.

Singapore’s skyline. Photo: Reuters
Singapore

CDL looks to invest US$3.9b in Singapore, China, Japan to raise confidence

The company’s future has been a subject of intense discussion after a legal tussle between patriarch Kwek Leng Beng and eldest son Sherman.

2New Futura, an ultra-luxury residence by CDL in Singapore’s prime District 9. Photo: CDL
Property investment

Italy attracts wealthy Chinese property buyers with food, fashion – and flat tax

Hong Kong and mainland investors are increasingly eyeing property in Italy, drawn by its lifestyle and flat tax regime, agents say.

Hong Kong property

What’s luring investors to Asia-Pacific property despite higher borrowing costs?

Hong Kong, Sydney and South Korea emerge as key targets as investors adjust strategies to a higher-rate environment, analysts say.

Japan

Asia-Pacific hotels a ‘most compelling’ investment sector: CBRE

Rising air travel bodes well for growth after regional investment rises 21 per cent to US$8 billion in first six months, property firm says.

People visit the Shinjuku district in Tokyo on March 30, 2026. Photo: AFP
Hong Kong property

Hong Kong rises in property market transparency rankings, but trails Singapore

Hong Kong jumped one place to 14th in list of world’s most transparent real estate markets as Asian destinations made progress.

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Hong Kong ranks as the world’s 14th most transparent property market, according to a new report. Photo: Karma Lo
Property investment

Asia-Pacific firms divided on how AI will impact office space demand: survey

AI currently has a more significant impact on office operations than on real estate requirements, CBRE says.

Hong Kong property

Hysan courts fintech as ZA Bank commits to new Causeway Bay headquarters

As landlords navigate soft office demand, tech and digital enterprises are stepping in to capitalise on falling rents and more favourable terms.

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Interest rates

Which property markets will be the winners and losers if Fed raises US rates?

Fed chairman’s focus on inflation at meeting last month has heightened expectations of monetary tightening.

Real estate agents’ signs at a sold home and homes for sale in London last month. Photo: EPA
Hong Kong

Foreign US home buying down 14% as Chinese lead high-end market

The drop in foreign homebuyer activity mirrors the decline in international visitors and tourists to the US, says realty group.

Singapore

Hongkong Land acquires Singapore’s Wheelock Place in US$900m deal

Deal to buy Orchard Road complex from entity owned by Wharf Real Estate Investment is first by developer’s Singapore investment fund.

Asia housing and property

Demand for Dubai homes cools as Iran war drags on

Sales volumes fell markedly in May and June, according to Knight Frank, with rising costs adding to developers’ woes.

A luxury sports car is driven through Dubai’s Marina district on Tuesday. Photo: AFP
Property investment

Chinese immigrants play outsized role in Canada’s housing scene amid foreign ban

Chinese permanent residents, exempted from the ban, are estimated to have bought US$4 billion worth of homes last year in Canada.

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Ottawa bars most foreigners from purchasing homes, though students, foreign workers and permanent residents are exempt from the restriction. Photo: Shutterstock
Asia housing and property

Mainland Chinese, Hong Kong homebuyers flock to Australia. What drives the rush?

Moderating prices and a relaxed lifestyle are among factors reinforcing Australia’s safe-haven appeal for foreign investors, agents say.

Hong Kong property

Hong Kong holds world’s costliest-property crown, but quality of life takes hit

Deutsche Bank cuts the financial hub’s quality-of-life standing as soaring expenses squeeze households, and Seoul emerges as a tech-driven regional competitor.

New Zealand

Bargain homes are to be had in New Zealand but here’s the catch: floods

In Auckland, where thousands of properties were swamped in 2023, buying a home in a flood-prone area offers discounts of up to US$60,000.

Homes are submerged in a flood caused by Cyclone Gabrielle in Awatoto, near the city of Napier in New Zealand, on February 14, 2023. Photo: AFP
Property financing

Berkshire Hathaway’s multibillion-dollar Taylor Morrison buy to boost confidence

While Chinese investors are turning away from America, the conglomerate’s US$6.8 billion cash acquisition could encourage more home sales.

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American gated community houses in rural US suburbs. View from above of large residential homes in small town in southwest Florida. Photo: Shutterstock
Property financing

Will tourist visa fees, interest rate policy impact Japan’s housing sector?

Do property investments in the world’s fifth-largest economy add up for foreigners after visa fee hikes and a tightened monetary policy?

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Donald Trump

Trump cancels signing of key US housing bill until Save America Act is passed

The US president is pushing Republicans to pass a set of controversial voting restrictions, as frustration grows within his own party.

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