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Singapore price index falls for the first time since Q2 2008
After five rounds of cooling measures by the government, the private residential market finally eased 0.1 per cent in the first quarter to reach 206.0 percentage points, according to data from the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA). Properties in the Core Central Region (CCR) and Rest of Central Region (RCR) led in the price fall, both [...]
High-end residential prices steadily growing in Jakarta
Average high end residential prices in eight key markets in Asia Pacific rose by one percent in Q1 compared with Q4 of 2011, according to Jones Lang LaSalle’s latest Residential Index.
Rockwell Land looks to expand into Manila provinces
High-end property developer Rockwell Land Corp. is taking into account the possibility of making Manila’s provincial market a new area for development.
The Estate set to launch near MRT extension
Thailand’s The Estate Co Ltd. is set to launch The Estate @Thapra, an 8 story modern low-rise condominium valued at THB 300 million (US$9.6 million) near the Thapra Station MRT.
Opus Hong Kong: visionary collaboration between award winning architect and innovative developer
Swire Properties has revealed Asia’s first residential project designed by renowned architect, Frank Gehry.
Opus Hong Kong is a visionary collaboration between Pritzker Prize winning architect, Gehry and innovative Hong Kong developer, Swire Properties.
Covering the tenth floor, the showroom interior acknowledges the project’s spiraling architecture and surrounding nature and habitat.
Phuket rental market shows healthy demand
In a press release by Knight Frank, it was reported that Phuket has continued to be a global attraction for holiday makers as well as for those renting private villas instead of staying in hotels.
Record number of new homes sold in Q1
Singapore’s property market continues to defy expectation in the first quarter as investors snapped up new homes, driven by low interest rates and ample liquidity, according to Savills Research. Savills’ data showed that new home sales for the quarter surpassed even the full-year sales in the 2000, 2003, 2004 and 2008. If Executive Condominiums (ECs) [...]
On the Waterfront in Pattaya
Thailand’s resort city of Pattaya has been slowly but surely evolving its image from the playground and party town we all know, and many love so well, to a sophisticated destination that also caters to the more discerning high-end market.
KL lending guidelines cool market
Bank Negara has introduced new lending guidelines, which came into effect in January, in an attempt to put a lid on household debt, currently at about 77 per cent of GDP.
Singapore among top 20 destinations for international brands
Singapore ranks tenth in the world and second in Asia among international top retail brands, according to CBRE. In the property firm’s survey, it found that Hong Kong, Singapore, Shanghai, Beijing and Tokyo are among the top 20 cities where international retailers have the largest presence. In addition, Singapore is the most targeted market in [...]
