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China built houses fast for decades. Why is ‘good housing’ now the new priority?
QUALITY OVER QUANTITY Officials have defined “good housing” as one that is safe, comfortable, green and smart, with higher baseline…
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Why house prices are tipped to keep rising | The Business | ABC NEWS
The Reserve Bank’s Monetary Policy Board is meeting to decide on interest rates. It is widely expected to cut the…
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Singapore investors flock to Japanese real estate as yen hits multi-year low
BEYOND TOKYO Most Singaporean buyers are hunting for investment properties, particularly short-term rentals catering to tourists, though some are purchasing…
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Uncompleted after years, Johor Bahru’s ‘sick’ and ‘abandoned’ property projects leave buyers in limbo
Tris Xavier, head of the integrated property practice group at Singapore legal firm Yuen Law, said developers in Singapore are…
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IN FOCUS: ‘Buying time’ – why China’s housing prices keep falling a year after big bang stimulus
In contrast, she said, certain districts in Shanghai have bucked the trend. “Since 2022 … the prices have even gone…
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China Evergrande Group to delist from Hong Kong
HONG KONG: Shares of embattled property giant China Evergrande Group will be delisted from the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on Aug…
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Singapore’s self-storage sector faces space crunch amid continued rise in demand
MORE LAND BUT COSTS CLIMBING In April, industrial landlord JTC Corporation lifted a temporary suspension to allow self-storage requests on…
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What will it take to revive Forest City, Malaysia’s US$100 billion ‘ghost town’?
“Here, I can easily get, (for) below RM2,000 (US$465) per month, … an apartment with two bathrooms, but (in) other…
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‘Don’t know what to do’: Johor Bahru’s heritage businesses near RTS station grapple with rising rents, inflation
Samuel Tan, the chief executive of Olive Tree Property Consultants, said demand for retail space in southern Johor Bahru has…
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The Australians buying their first home later and retiring with a mortgage | The Business | ABC News
New data has revealed more Australians are reaching retirement age with a mortgage. Data provided to the ABC by Digital…
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