A sinking feeling in Hong Kong
Sky-high interest rates and enduring pandemic restrictions are among the pain points for Hong Kong’s property market as prices continue their slide
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New dawn fades: A promising year for Southeast Asia
Post-pandemic optimism around Southeast Asia has given way to concerns over inflation, currency depreciation, and rising interest rates
Spluttering dragon: Crisis builds in China, yet shafts of light remain
Confidence has drained from China’s residential market with prices dropping and the central bank slashing rates to 14-year lows. But signs of recovery can be spotted in Beijing and a handful of large cities in the country
The Philippines, calm after the electoral storm
The recent Philippines election may have been divisive, but the ascent to power of the newly elected President has coincided with a tentative recovery in the nation’s real estate sector
Russians find refuge in Southeast Asia
As sanctions bite at home, Russian buyers are seeking asset safe-havens in Southeast Asia
Jakarta to remain business centre despite capital relocation
Real estate analysts don’t expect any significant shift in emphasis away from Jakarta to Nusantara soon
Laos housing sector on track to recovery
The glut in Vientiane’s residential market is set to be addressed by a new rail link with China
Proptech, a mainstay in future real estate transactions
Advances in proptech, accelerated by the pandemic, point to a near future where the buying process may be completed digitally
Chinese real estate market in hot water as investors pull back due to the Evergrande crisis
Investors are on guard for evidence that the crisis surrounding China Evergrande may be spilling over into broader markets
Beijing’s call for “common prosperity” cools down property prices in major cities, emerging markets
The squeeze on property prices affected not just China’s tier-one cities, but also investors looking for earners in emerging markets
A bleak outlook for Myanmar real estate as military seizes control
Poor access to financing, low confidence, and oversupply means a bleak real estate outlook as the army seeks to entrench rule
China restricts land portions in a bid to end developers’ panic buying
As China’s central government aims to rein in runaway real estate prices, new measures restrict land auctions to three per year in large cities including Beijing and Shanghai
China’s housing sector makes an incredible comeback post-lockdown, but what does the future hold?
Analysts predict that the inevitable result of new government cooling measures in China will be a slowdown in price growth
Ingrained Chinese work culture: The solution to Beijing’s office oversupply
Beijing’s chronic oversupply of office space has been exacerbated by the pandemic, but the country's work culture suggests that demand will eventually catch up
Open to all-comers: Laos sets its sights on foreign investors, eases homeownership guidelines
Little Laos is hoping that relaxed foreign ownership rules can inject life into its housing market, with Chinese investors a prime target
Uncontrollable soaring property values in South Korea leaves re-elected government reeling
Industry experts reveal that elevated property values make foreign buyer restrictions and property taxes inevitable
Chinese residential market strongly recovers, but fears of overheat emerge
A stunning rebound in China’s residential market has confounded predictions of a difficult year
Indigenous-led real estate development in central Vancouver fights for the marginalised
All the while easing the Canadian city’s chronic housing crisis and appealing to Asian buyers
China’s residential market once frozen due to COVID-19, shows signs of recovery
With sales volume up, the housing market in China is emerging from the unprecedented deep freeze inflicted on it by COVID-19
Hong Kong’s commercial property market in turmoil
Corrosive street protests and the ongoing US-China trade market were damaging enough for Hong Kong’s commercial real estate industry. Then came COVID-19
Year in review: the influence of China in Southeast Asia
China’s ever-strengthening links with Southeast Asia make it a preeminent force in the region
China’s remote cities emerge stronger from downturn
Traditional property hotspots are being outperformed by less obvious markets
Japan shows yen for blockchain innovation
The East Asian power is once again living up to its reputation as a tech innovator
Laos looks to China after being derailed
The long-anticipated rail link between Vientiane and southern China may alter the dynamics of the property sector
