Property developers in Peninsular Malaysia reported a 26% decline in unit launches and a 5% sales drop in the first half of 2022 (1H2022) from the second half of last year (2H2021), according to Real …
Malaysia’s real estate players neutral on sector’s 12-month outlook: Rehda
Real estate developers have a neutral stance towards the property sector’s outlook and domestic economic environment in the next 12 months, particularly in the first half of 2023.
Hariri family’s former £205m London mega-mansion up for sale
Two and a half years after being sold for £205 million, the UK’s most expensive home is up for sale again on an off-the-market basis, with Middle Eastern families and US investors among the interested …
War, Climate Change, and Other Disasters Haunt Afghanistan
Afghanistan, of course, has been wracked with bomb attacks … and other affected provinces described how the natural disaster had left them destitute, bereft of property and family members who had …
Dr Karen Woo: Mother of British medic killed in Afghanistan hails award in her memory
Mother of British medic killed in Afghanistan hails award in her memory – The British medic was shot dead while on a medical aid mission in August 2010 …
Thailand: Property rights index
A subcomponent of the Index of Economic Freedom, the property rights index measures the degree to which a countrys laws protect private property rights, and the degree to which its government enforces …
Japan scraps botched rocket launch with self-destruct command
The Epsilon-6 rocket carrying eight satellites was not in the right position to orbit the Earth and was destroyed just seven minutes after takeoff in Japan.
Japan Lifts Foreign Inbound Covid Travel Restrictions in October
The country of Japan is significantly loosening Covid-19 border restrictions that are expected to drive increased inbound travel demand, says global property consultant CBRE.
Hong Kong’s housing market cooling measures: What are they? Have they done their job? And should they be relaxed?
The government and the monetary authority have introduced a variety of duties and rules to cool the city’s hot property market since 2010 With the market now in a slump, developers and agents would …
Hong Kong property market is tumbling
On a recent Saturday, more than 100 salespeople swarmed the floors of a luxury shopping mall in Hong Kong, haranguing shoppers to check out deals at one of the city’s latest residential projects.