Property News
Luxury apartments are bringing rent down in some major US cities
As new buildings open, wealthy tenants trade up, forcing landlords to drop prices for older flats
Japan’s Sapporo to sell real estate business to KKR-PAG group for 477 billion yen
The firm offloads non-core assets after battles with activists including Singapore-based 3D Investment Partners
Australian retirement fund to buy A$864 million stake in Westfield Sydney mall
The sale price matches the property’s value in Scentre’s books
Singapore office landlords poised to turn more aggressive in rent expectations
Most property consultants project acceleration in CBD Grade A office rent growth in 2026, on the back of tighter supply
Blackstone buys island resort in Australia’s Great Barrier Reef
The deal, pending regulatory approval, would end more than two decades of ownership by Australia’s Oatley family
China pledges to step up urban renewal, stabilise housing market in 2026
The housing policy conference pledges to strengthen the ‘project whitelist’ mechanism
Billionaire Cheng family to seek sale of London Rosewood as pressures mount
New World is selling assets after falling Hong Kong property values lifted the group’s relative debt
HDB launches EC site at Miltonia Close in Yishun for sale
It will house the first such development beside the residential area set to replace Orchid Country Club
China Vanke’s bondholders approve plan to extend grace period, reject repayment extension
A 30-day grace period gives the developer until Jan 27 to strike a deal with bondholders on terms to delay the repayment
Can Singapore family-owned property empires last far beyond three generations?
Applying lessons from Geneva’s Pictet family
The space premium: A value proposition for larger homes
Data shows that while small-format units are more palatably priced, more spacious condos may offer better price growth potential
Blackstone funds Warehouse Reit buyout with commercial mortgage-backed securitisation debt deal
The deal lifts volumes in the CMBS asset class to a European record this year
Japan’s Sumitomo Realty puts India bet on Mumbai and serviced apartments
Japanese developers are extending their presence in India’s US$300 billion real estate market
Private credit gives European banks backdoor into property deals
Known as back leverage, the opaque system lets banks apply more favourable capital treatment to lending
Seeing gold in decaying leases: Yield, unlocked potential draw property investors to likes of Hotel Miramar
It can be financially feasible to buy properties on sites with declining balance land tenures. As leases near expiry, the path to...
Singapore industrial market set for ‘uneven growth’ in 2026
High-spec, high-tech industrial space in demand, but occupiers growing more cost-conscious and older assets face pressure
Hedge fund Qube to take six UBS floors in Hong Kong’s Central
Its new lease is the largest ever signed by a hedge fund firm anywhere in the city
Goldman Seeks to buy part of Hong Kong builder New World’s loan
The US bank has approached some lenders involved in the record US$11 billion loan
Europe’s property firms want to buy back expensive bonds
Bloomberg data shows companies offering to repurchase a record 25 hybrid bonds from investors this year
