As shadow lenders prep for real estate push, offices are in focus
SHADOW lending firms are preparing to push into commercial property financing as regional banks – wounded from the blowup of Silicon Valley Bank – beat a retreat.
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China property crash would cap growth at 3%: Bloomberg Economics
CHINA’S economic growth would fail to top 3 per cent over the next two years in the event of a property market crash where government stimulus is still not enough to offset the damage, according to a Bloomberg Economics analysis that underlines the importance of real estate to the nation’s ...
The rationale and risks of owning 1 per cent in a Singapore private home
INSTITUTIONAL investors and corporates typically invest substantial resources to ensure their tax structures are efficient and robust when executing multi-million dollar property deals.
Buying sentiment turns cautious as Q1 new home sales fall below that of last year
WHILE sales of new private residential units continued rising in March, analysts are pointing to buyers becoming wary ahead of a flood of new launches amid economic uncertainty.
China March new home prices rise at fastest pace in 21 months
CHINA’S new home prices rose in March at the fastest pace in 21 months, official data showed on Saturday (Apr 15), suggesting the market is out of the doldrums amid a flurry of support policies, but there is uncertainty on the strength of the momentum.
Cuscaden Peak Investments selling three Nassim Rd bungalows at record S$4,500 psf
CUSCADEN Peak Investments is selling its three freehold bungalows in Nassim Road at S$4,500 per square foot (psf) on land area, The Business Times understands.
Home prices halt yearlong plunge in Canada as sellers hold off
CANADIAN home prices rose for the first time in a year after the country’s central bank halted its interest rate hikes and sellers remained hesitant to list their properties.
Singapore property investment sales lose steam in Q1 under macro cloud
REAL estate investment activity in Singapore slowed considerably in the first quarter of 2023, as investors retreated in the face of higher financing costs and mounting macroeconomic uncertainties.
Property slump hurting Chinese consumers, clouds recovery
LIU Baoxiang, who runs a mahjong parlour in a city on China’s rust belt, no longer splurges on extravagant fashion items after seeing the two flats he owns lose roughly a third of their value over the past two years.