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Foreigners bought 3,498 properties near Japanese sensitive sites
Kyodo News, Published on 16/12/2025
» KYODO — A total of 3,498 properties around critical security facilities and remote islands in Japan were purchased by foreign individuals or entities in fiscal 2024, with nearly half from China, a government study showed Tuesday.
Wealthy Chinese turn away from US real estate as Trump amps up trade war with Beijing
South China Morning Post, Published on 05/05/2025
» Wealthy mainland Chinese are increasingly shifting their attention and capital away from the United States to other real estate markets amid rising geopolitical tensions between Washington and Beijing, according to property agents.
Thailand approves property fee cuts
Reuters, Published on 08/04/2025
» The cabinet on Tuesday approved a cut in ownership transfer and mortgage registration fees to support Thailand's ailing property sector, a deputy finance minister said.
Bangkok's condo oversupply problem may worsen over quake fears
Bloomberg News, Published on 02/04/2025
» A condominium glut in Bangkok is set to worsen after a deadly earthquake in neighbouring Myanmar damaged thousands of skyscrapers in the Thai capital, spooking prospective buyers.
Singapore's single-family offices climbed to 2,000
Reuters, Published on 14/01/2025
» SINGAPORE — The number of single-family offices in Singapore grew to 2,000 in 2024, the deputy chairman of the city state's central bank, Chee Hong Tat, said on Tuesday.
Conflict in Myanmar sparks surge in Thai property purchases
Reuters, Published on 20/11/2024
» Buyers from Myanmar have been snapping up condominiums in Bangkok and other parts of Thailand, providing a bright spark for the kingdom's sluggish real-estate market, as they look to move money out of an economy battered by civil war.
Thailand plans $1.7bn of soft loans for property sector
Reuters and Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 17/10/2024
» The government is planning to offer 55 billion baht (US$1.66 billion) of soft loans to support the property sector and help boost the economy, a deputy finance minister said on Thursday.
China new home prices fall at fastest pace in over 9 years
Reuters, Published on 14/09/2024
» BEIJING - China's new home prices fell at the fastest pace in more than nine years in August, official data showed on Saturday, as supportive measures failed to spur a meaningful recovery in the property sector.
Asia-Pacific real estate assets at 'high risk' from climate change
Reuters, Published on 22/05/2024
» SINGAPORE - Nearly one in ten properties owned by leading real estate investment trusts (REITs) in the Asia-Pacific region may be at "high risk" of damage from climate change, particularly in coastal regions, a report published on Wednesday showed.
Property perks ‘could lift GDP growth to 4%’
Reuters and Bloomberg, Published on 09/04/2024
» The economy could grow by slightly more than 4% this year, driven by measures to boost the property sector approved on Tuesday, the Ministry of Finance said, as the government attempts to revive economic activity.