US single-family housing starts, permits fall in April
US SINGLE-FAMILY homebuilding and permits fell in April amid a resurgence in mortgage rates, but new construction remains supported by an acute...
Punggol Digital District to open from Q3 with 65% of space pre-committed
PUNGGOL Digital District, a massive new business park campus coming up in north-eastern Singapore, will open progressively from the third quarter of...
Strong demand for ECs could spur competition for Pasir Ris GLS site
THE Housing and Development Board (HDB) has launched an executive condominium (EC) site at Jalan Loyang Besar for sale via tender, under...
Retail units at 20 Cecil Street for sale from S$3.8 million
EIGHT ground-floor strata retail units at 20 Cecil Street have been put on the market for individual sale by private treaty, with...
China property stocks gauge jumps on proposal for home purchases
THE shares of Chinese developers jumped on optimism that Beijing will provide policy support for the purchase of unsold homes from distressed...
ESR eyes fourth data centre in Japan
ESR Group on Thursday (May 16) announced plans to develop its fourth data centre in Japan, a 60-megawatt project located in Ariake...
No quick fix for Australia’s housing shortage, warns RBA
AUSTRALIA’S central bank warned on Thursday there was no quick fix to the country’s housing shortage, which is pushing up prices and...
China mulls government purchases of unsold homes to ease glut
CHINA is considering a proposal to have local governments across the country buy millions of unsold homes, sources familiar with the matter...
Consortium led by UOL, CapitaLand places top bid of S$805.39 million for Holland Drive site
A PLUM, 99-year leasehold private housing site in Singapore near Holland Village MRT station drew three bids at a state tender on...
Canadian homes for sale climb with second-biggest jump on record
CANADA’S housing market posted a surge in the number of properties available for sale, one of the biggest monthly gains in listed...