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Latest news and features on international property, including developers, buying habits and property price trends.
A view of the Auckland skyline from Northcote Point. Photo: Getty Images
New Zealand

New Zealand opens doors to property market, but only to rich foreign buyers

‘Golden visa’ holders will be allowed to buy houses worth over US$3 million in a rollback of restrictions on foreign home ownership.

Property financing

Japan’s property market booms with US$22.8 billion investment surge

Property investment

JD’s property arm joins 2 firms in US$1 billion Singapore Reit: sources

Wealth: Family Offices

Hong Kong’s family offices help prop up local property rentals market

While global real estate markets struggle in the face of declining investment, Hong Kong’s family offices are helping the city resist the trend.

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Oversupply in the property market has created entry opportunities for investors. Photo: Antony Dickson
Asia housing and property

Philippines’ Zobel de Ayala clan makes US$2.5 billion bet on retail, hotels

Ayala Land, which recently bought New World Development’s Makati hotel, is bullish on the country’s retail and hospitality segments.

Hong Kong property

Hong Kong luxury rents jump 8.6% to top Knight Frank’s global list

Rising rents attributed to demand from high-net-worth individuals moving to the city via the capital investment scheme.

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Hong Kong property

Hong Kong prime property sees 14% price drop: Knight Frank

Guangzhou has the second-worst performance among 46 cities in the second quarter, followed by Toronto, according to a new study.

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Pedestrians walk past a real estate agency in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong. Photo: Antony Dickson
China property

Singapore office demand soars 12-fold as Hong Kong ‘subdued’: Colliers

Hong Kong prime office rents could decline by 10 per cent this year as vacancy rates climb to about 19 per cent, report says.

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Britain

Happy home hunters as UK property prices drop by U$14,900 in 3 months

The number of houses for sale is at a decade high, pushing average prices down to US$500,000.

China-EU relations

How Chinese investors quietly transformed Athens – one visa at a time

Chinese citizens hold nearly half of first-time visas linked to property purchases – and over 60 per cent of renewals.

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Residential buildings in Athens, Greece. Photo: Getty Images
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.

A flat at Singapore’s SkyTerrace@Dawson sold for nearly S$1.7 million in June. Photo: Dawson Collection
Singapore

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

Goh, who had a net worth of US$13 billion, also donated money for cancer research in Singapore and the building of facilities in China.

Property financing

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

A new law approved by the kingdom is set to give non-Saudis rights to buy homes in designated zones.

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.

The exterior of a hotel in Tsim Sha Tsui. Photo: Jelly Tse
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.

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.

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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.

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Artist impression of DLF Privana North, a residential project in Gurgaon, India. All the flats sold out within a week despite a minimum price tag of more than US$1 million. Photo: Handout
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.

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.

Chinese buyers accounted for 14 per cent of Dubai home sales in the first three months of the year. Photo: EPA-EFE
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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

A consumer complained to the Advertising Regulatory Board that the billboard was sexist. Photo: ARB
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.

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.

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