REGIONAL BLOG
Philippines Sweetens Rules to Induce REIT Market
Wednesday, 5 February 2020
The Philippine REIT (P-REIT) market has been live since 2009 but a combination of high public ownership requirements (67%) and transaction taxes had turned off property companies from listing vehicles... [read more]
Thailand Eases Mortgage Rules
Wednesday, 5 February 2020
Thailand’s central bank announced last month that it will allow first-time buyers for homes THB 10 million to make a 10% down payment, compared to 20% previously. While this move should encourage mark... [read more]
Property Measures Mostly Worked for South Korea Residential
Sunday, 29 December 2019
Since entering office, President Moon has introduced more than a dozen property cooling measures ranging from tighter lending rules and higher taxes on luxury homes to putting a pre-sale price cap on... [read more]
Hong Kong’s Residential Market Holds Steady
Sunday, 29 December 2019
Despite the uncertainty created from the ongoing protests, Hong Kong’s residential market continues to hold steady with transaction volume rebounding in final months of 2019; November transaction volu... [read more]
Fewer Chinese Cities Post Fewer Gains
Wednesday, 13 November 2019
New home prices in China rose 8.4% year-on-year September, slowing from the 8.8% rise recorded in August, while its month rise was stable at 0.5%. Across the 70 cities tracked, 53 recorded price incre... [read more]
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