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Six key reasons why house prices aren not plummeting despite the recession
t’s official. COVID-19 restrictions have pushed Australia into recession – unemployment is rising, people are spending less, businesses are firing instead of hiring and economic output is falling.…
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Government revives Home Ownership Campaign (HOC), RPGT exemption until 2021
In an effort to stimulate the property market and provide financial relief to home buyers, the government has reintroduced the Home Ownership Campaign (HOC), featuring stamp duty exemptions as well…
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Retirement savings may best real estate returns in Singapore
[SINGAPORE] In property-crazed Singapore, owning real estate isn't always the high-yielding investment you might think. The rate of return for private apartments in the city-state has slipped since…
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Thailand’s housing market strengthening
House prices up 5.69% y-o-y in Q1 2020 Nationwide house prices rose by 5.69% in Q1 2020 from a year earlier, an improvement from the previous year’s 2.21% increase and the biggest growth since Q1…
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Miami Area Home, Condo Prices Continue to Rise in Q2
Despite 39 Percent Sales Dip from Coronavirus According to the Miami Association of Realtors, Miami-Dade County home prices increased year-over-year in 2Q 2020. Miami single-family home prices…
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IHG To Open Malaysia’s First Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants At The Exchange TRX
As Malaysia’s first international financial district and Kuala Lumpur’s future CBD, TRX will strengthen Kuala Lumpur’s position as a leading centre for international finance and business. The…
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Working from home is terrible news for office landlords
Early on in the pandemic, reports of the death of the office appeared greatly exaggerated. But as Covid-19 lingers, and second infection spikes dot the global map, something is changing in how…
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This week’s Australian Property Market Update – Latest Data, State by State 10th August
he biggest stories concerned the Stage 4 Lockdown in Melbourne and how this would affect our property markets and the economy. The underlying trend in prices have continued to soften in the wake of…
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Manhattan’s Housing Market Is Coming Back
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit New York City in the middle of March, the housing market was put on a prolonged pause while much of Manhattan emptied out and shelter-in-place orders were in effect.…
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New Hong Kong Real Estate Projects Postponed by Third COVID-19 Wave
Residential sales will continue to drop significantly until the outbreak is contained According to global property consultant JLL's latest Hong Kong Residential Market Monitor report released this…
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London Property Market Rebounding Unevenly from COVID-19
International property consulting firm Knight Frank is reporting this week that it has been no ordinary summer for London's property market. Prices continue to recover from the depths of the lockdown…
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Paris Named Top Global Prime Residential Market for 2020, Berlin and Miami Close Behind
According to a new report by global real estate consultant Knight Frank, with capital growth in most prime residential markets around the world shrinking in 2019, the global economic landscape looks…
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Manila is World s Top Housing Market for Price Appreciation at 22 Percent Annually
The average annual price appreciation for all 150 cities tracked by the latest Global Residential Cities Index was 4.3 percent According to international property consultant Knight Frank's latest…
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Singapore s Commercial Property Sector Still Subdued from Coronavirus Mid-Summer
Singapore property consultant Edmund Tie is reporting this week that despite a global COVID-19 outbreak, ample liquidity and a low-interest environment during the Coronavirus outbreak has continued…
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Hong Kong home prices slip again
Hong Kong homes prices dipped in April, with analysts predicting the market to come under renewed pressure from Beijing's controversial plan to impose a security law tailor-made for the recession-hit…
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4 Tips for Navigating Property Showings During the Pandemic
The first cases of COVID-19 were recorded in China at the end of 2019, and now, months later, there are millions of confirmed cases across the globe. In addition to the public health consequences,…
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Asia Pacific real estate sector evolves to reduce COVID-19 impact
The impact of coronavirus pandemic on the real estate sector in the Asia Pacific was felt deeper in the second quarter this year than in the previous quarter. That contributed to as much as 32…
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6 things to consider before making your first real estate investment
It is easy for an investor with no prior real estate experience to get carried away, but keep in mind this investment comes with certain risks. Amidst this COVID-19 pandemic, experts say real estate…
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What is Baan Dee Mee Down and why do Thai developers want it extended?
Thai developers want to see Baan Dee Mee Down and other incentives extended until the end of the year as the country starts to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. The program was part of the…
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5 Tips for Hiring a Real Estate Agent
It is quite common to want to hire a real estate agent to help sell or buy a property. As we are aware, sometimes one is too busy and they do not have time to search for a property and buy it on…
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New Tools for Home Buyers as the Pandemic Upends Real Estate
As homeowners rethink their surroundings and rush to relocate, companies are offering creative ways to help ease a fraught process. Dan Feder, a graphic designer, and his husband, Don Bacigalupi, a…
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How the Real Estate Industry Has Embraced the Digital Era
Digital tech has had a transformative effect on myriad industries, and real estate is one area in which the emergence of modern software solutions has allowed for some significant improvements for…
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Japanese ski properties are a must own for Asia’s lifestyle real estate investors
America has Aspen and Vail. Europe has the Alps. All are lovely places, but not exactly convenient destinations for skiers in Asia. That fact led to the rise of Hokkaido as the region’s snowy retreat…
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Housing Rebound During Pandemic Exposes The Wealth Divide
One of the troubling aspects of the coronavirus shutdowns has been that the pandemic has pulled back the curtain on the haves and have-nots. The crisis is testing resilience across all sectors of the…