The price of a Jakarta house is on average 20 times higher than an employee’s annual salary, a survey found. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Le Meridien Maldives: A Sustainable, Luxurious Resort Awaits
There may be magic afoot at Le Meridien Maldives Resort and Spa. How else to explain the lightness of spirit that takes hold within just minutes of stepping foot on the property? Oh sure — of …
This legislative session, another push to remove Georgia’s ban on rental registries
Georgia has prohibited local governments from requiring landlords to register their rentals since 2003 but advocates of cities and counties say the lack of information about rental properties is …
Georgia liability law passing high insurance costs down to consumers
Experts say the law holds businesses accountable for crimes that happen around their properties and insurance companies are losing millions of dollars in litigation.
What to expect in Singapore’s residential property market in 2025
The Property Price Index is projected to grow by 1% to 2% this year. The Singapore residential property market is expected to see property prices stabilise in 2025, with the Property Price Index (PPI) …
GCB, belonging to Ong Teng Cheong’s family, is up for $60 million sale
The Good Class Bungalow (GCB) is located in the District 10 area and is considered highly desirable to the ultra-wealthy …
Isrotel to open five hotels across Israel with investment of over $270m
Israeli hotel chain Isrotel has announced plans to invest NIS1bn ($270.89m) to open five new hotels across the country this year. This “major expansion” will increase the chain’s presence to 28 hotels …
Michael Jordan’s former Chicago mansion is now a $1M timeshare
After sitting on the market for more than a decade, the basketball icon’s sprawling Highland Park property is becoming a luxury timeshare.
Syria’s Christians face an uncertain future
When I visited Maaloula in southwest Syria in 2016, the Jabhat Al-Nusra (the predecessor of the Hayat Tahrir Ash Sham jihadis, who have toppled Bashar al-Assad) had systematically destroyed …
Fewer Macau ‘whales’ sighted pre-CNY: Citi
So far in January, Macau has seen a lower wager per premium mass player and a lower number of “whales” – players that have a bet size of HKD100,000 (US$12,846) or more – compared to the same period in …