Property News
US home-purchase applications jump as mortgage rates settle back
It’s a tentative sign that the housing market is grinding forward
CICT leans on ‘bold acquisitions’ and asset recycling to drive growth
Manager says it has not shied away from bold moves to upgrade portfolio amid AGM questions on Paragon’s S$3.9 billion acquisition
Prime Orchard condo High Point takes fifth stab at en bloc sale with S$580 million asking price
Market watchers say developers will have to price the finished condo at an average of around S$5,000 psf
Keppel divests i12 Katong mall for S$372 million
East Coast property was put on the market around November 2025 with guide price of S$380 million
China property tipping point will drive up stocks, JPMorgan says
The latest batch of housing numbers backs up a positive view
China Vanke wins backing for bond delay plan, easing default risk
The company faces more than 11 billion yuan of bond maturities in the coming months
Ukraine’s richest man bought Monaco flat for record 471 million euros
The reported price would make it the biggest known home sale in history
Suntec Reit flags near-term pressure on convention business as bookings slow in wake of Iran war
Wait-and-see stance and cautious spending slow bookings, but pipeline remains steady with no cancellations for Suntec and other operators
ESR establishes 1.6 billion yuan dedicated renminbi income fund
The fund is expected to acquire two ESR logistics and industrial assets in Shanghai and Suzhou
US homebuilders set for another ‘lost’ earnings season
Estimates suggest both sales and earnings have fallen further as conflict in Middle East unsettles buyers and raises costs
Paragon’s journey from car showroom to S$3.9 billion jewel
BT traces the rich history of the iconic Orchard Road mall
Frasers Centrepoint Trust in talks to sell White Sands mall for over S$470 million
Local private equity firm TE Capital is said to be the prospective buyer
Top Philippine homebuilder Ayala Land pauses luxury tower on war fallout
The builder is cutting its launches of premium and core residential projects by half
S$3.9 billion Paragon acquisition seals CICT’s dominance in downtown retail, adds medical exposure
Deal, to be partly funded by S$2.5 billion divestment of Asia Square Tower 2 to IOI, seen as ‘tactical swop’; may yield...
Reckless housing land bids? Developers’ faith in Singapore government can pay off
The Middle East war may hurt demand and raise costs, but authorities have led the nation through crises before
New York mayor says second-home levy plan is key step to tax the rich
The state’s governor Kathy Hochul has said the tax would cover about 13,000 properties
Shakespeare bought one property in London. Now we know exactly where
In confirming the precise location of the Bard’s Blackfriars house, a British scholar raises fresh questions about what he intended to do...
Centurion enters new key worker segment with A$45 million Australian buy
It provides stay options for essential workers
Adani’s North Mumbai project to cost US$11 billion: official
The 143-acre development will entail building homes for thousands of existing residents and businesses
Loyang Valley sold for S$880 million to SingHaiyi-led consortium
The deal puts the development among Singapore’s largest residential en bloc sales since 2007
Nassim Road bungalow changing hands for S$64.9 million
The buyer is understood to be Shiv Puri, an entrepreneur who started his own fund TVF
New World’s once-hot luxury development returns at a cut price
Some of the larger, premium apartments are being offered via tender, a method that can help fetch higher prices
US mortgage rates drop for second week to 6.3%, Freddie Mac says
The housing market has been rattled by the war in Iran
Australia’s housing crisis set to worsen on Iran war fallout
Surge in oil prices leading to cost spikes of as much as 40% for some materials in the building sector
Power price hikes held at bay with Singapore landlords, hotel operators buffered by locked-in rates
Even as energy costs soar amid the Middle East war, real estate asset owners say the impact will be limited
Singapore developers deepen long-term bet on Vietnam
Key drivers include its young and more well-educated workforce, as well as a growing middle class
China home price drop slows for second month as pressure eases
Supportive measures for the property market have trickled out across cities in recent months