Germany revives building style with a bleak history – prefab housing
Mass-produced concrete apartment towers once dominated cities in the former East Germany. Can modern ‘slab buildings’ win over new fans with better design and materials?
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Singapore residential rents stabilising after correction as leasing activity recovers in Q2
Rents are expected to stay broadly flat in 2025; smaller units face pressure as new supply comes online while larger homes remain...
China’s Country Garden forecasts bigger loss after deliveries slump
China’s property slump has slowed housing project deliveries and squeezed the earnings of developers as they struggle to revive their businesses
China Vanke’s loss widens to 12 billion yuan despite support
The property developer still has nine billion yuan of onshore bonds maturing this year, Bloomberg-compiled data shows
China’s big cities offer rent-free industrial parks in battle to lure startups
The programmes aim to cut expenses for tech firms and fill empty space left after years of overbuilding
CapitaLand Investment weighs rescue capital for Hong Kong firms
[SINGAPORE] CapitaLand Investment is considering providing rescue capital to listed Hong Kong companies as they would likely be among the first to...
Aspial Corp jumps 13% after Koh family moves to sell 15 shops for S$71.8 million
Tenants in the East Village units include Liho, Katong Mei Wei Chicken Rice and Hong Kong Street Family Restaurant
Mortgage rates in the US hold at the lowest level since October
Affordability remains a serious hurdle, especially for first-time buyers
Homebuyers in the US cancel contracts at record rate for July
About 58,000 agreements have fallen through last month
JTC reopens tender for 208-room hospitality project in Punggol Digital District
The property, which sits on a site of 8,140 square metres, comes with a 60-year lease
Foreigners are buying US homes again while Americans get sidelined
About 44% of the US properties sold to non-citizens over the past year went to buyers who live outside the country
OrangeTee ties up with Japanese real estate agency to give Singapore investors more access to Japan market
Clients can tap partner Tokyu Livable’s portfolio of residential and investment-grade properties
KKR is a front runner in Nissan’s 90 billion yen headquarters sale
The New York-based firm has been expanding its business in Japan, especially in private equity and real estate deals
London homebuilders putting off projects for longer amid slump
The UK is likely to fall about 25% short of the 300,000 new homes it needs this year to meet its five-year...
US housing warning sparks worst James Hardie rout since 1973
The weak housing sector has attracted attention from President Donald Trump, who’s been pushing for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates...
London housing rents fall for the first time since the pandemic
Rents in the city of 9 million people are now £2 cheaper than a month ago
Koh family behind Aspial Corporation puts 15 East Village retail units up for sale at S$71.8 million
East Village in Bedok comprises 108 retail units on the ground floor and 90 residential units above the retail podium
Historic Moulmein Road site draws 13 bidders for master tenancy of cluster, with bids for monthly rent of up to S$388,800
Another tender for the commercial use of 20 heritage bungalows in Sembawang attracts five bids
Amazon expands space at WeWork’s offices in midtown Manhattan
[NEW YORK] Amazon.com signed a new lease with WeWork that will allow the retailer to expand its presence in midtown Manhattan.
Hong Kong property sector clouded by rising debt repayment risks
The majority of the city developers’ debt comes from bank borrowings
Singapore Shopping Centre back on the market at S$200 million
This asking price is 21.6% lower than the S$255 million reserve price in the 2020 en bloc attempt
New Zealand to reform consent process to spur building industry
The government wants to reinvigorate the industry as a tries to revive a sluggish economic recovery
GuocoLand bucks overall market slide on Springleaf sales as shares rise 1.1%
The development is the seventh project to be launched in Upper Thomson’s District 26
UK house prices drop £11,000 during summer lull: Rightmove
More inventory coming to market is putting a lid on house values, with prices up just 0.3% year on year