Reverse mortgages may be helpful in retirement ... if you mind the pitfalls
Homeowners 62 or older can get cash from their home without selling, but here's what to know about a reverse mortgage before you sign onto this loan.Source: Real Estate | 14 Jul 2020 | 12:34 am(NZT)
PropertyGuru explores Singapore's property buying sentiment in pandemic era
Access to financing and lower bank loan rates will be particularly critical to younger buyers in Singapore's property market, as the coronavirus pandemic continues to drive ongoing pricing uncertainty, says Hari Krishnan, CEO and managing director at PropertyGuru Group.Source: Real Estate | 13 Jul 2020 | 8:23 pm(NZT)
Real estate, bank sectors in Singapore are still competitive, exchange says
Geoff Howie of the Singapore Exchange discusses the competitive outlook for the Straits Times Index and Singapore's banking and real estate sectors.Source: Real Estate | 13 Jul 2020 | 7:53 pm(NZT)
Property developers rush to attract Hong Kong residents amid uncertainty over new law
Amid economic recession and uncertainty over China's National Security Law, global real estate firms are trying to get Hong Kong residents to buy abroad.Source: Real Estate | 13 Jul 2020 | 6:19 pm(NZT)
Looming evictions may soon make 28 million homeless in U.S., expert says
"We have never seen this extent of eviction in such a truncated amount of time in our history," housing expert Emily Benfer said.Source: Real Estate | 12 Jul 2020 | 3:10 pm(NZT)
Are Surfer Cafes and Green Markets What a Working-Class Beach Neighborhood Needs?
Sleepy Arverne is attracting entrepreneurs from its neighbor to the west, Rockaway Beach. As gentrification there continues, the community adjusts to the spotlight.Source: NYT > Real Estate | 20 May 2019 | 9:46 pm(NZT)
Shopping Guide: Shopping for Outdoor Accent Tables
Because when it gets hot, you’ll need somewhere to put your cold drink.Source: NYT > Real Estate | 20 May 2019 | 9:00 pm(NZT)
What's Selling Now: Homes That Sold for Around $1,500,000
Recent residential sales in New York City and the region.Source: NYT > Real Estate | 19 May 2019 | 9:00 pm(NZT)
The Next Chapter for the Wineries on Long Island’s North Fork
The East End’s first vineyards were planted in the 1970s, and some family-owned businesses are now attracting investors from elsewhere.Source: NYT > Real Estate | 19 May 2019 | 4:27 am(NZT)
Bobbie Raymond, 80, Visionary on Racially Integrated Housing, Dies
In Oak Park, bordering Chicago’s West Side, she fought for a fair housing law and helped curb white flight using a strategy that became a model.Source: NYT > Real Estate | 18 May 2019 | 11:19 am(NZT)
Want to be a Lord or a Lady? Buy this £2m country manor and the title is yours
Source: Property | 24 Jan 2018 | 5:08 am(NZT)
Inside Donaldson's: the building that 'should have been Scotland's parliament' is now luxury homes
Source: Property | 22 Jan 2018 | 7:00 pm(NZT)
How Dubai is rebranding itself into a family friendly property paradise
Source: Property | 21 Jan 2018 | 7:00 pm(NZT)
Londoners locked out of Chancellor's stamp duty deal for first-time buyers
Source: Property | 21 Jan 2018 | 8:00 am(NZT)
The most spectacular church conversions on the market
Source: Property | 18 Jan 2018 | 7:00 pm(NZT)
Marks & Spencer in talks with Al-Futtaim to sell its Hong Kong, Macau businesses
British multinational retailer Marks & Spencer (M&S) said on Wednesday that it had begun talks with one of its long-time partners Al-Futtaim, to sell the franchise of its retail business in Hong Kong and Macau, a move it expects to create a more “profitable and customer-centric International business”. The talks followed the British retailer’s strategic review of its international business in November last year that led to the closure of numerous stores in 10...Source: South China Morning Post - Property feed | 30 Aug 2017 | 10:40 pm(NZT)
Evergrande shares rise to record as Hong Kong’s Chinese Estates keeps up its buying
Shares of China Evergrande Group rose to a fresh all-time high on Wednesday as Chinese Estates Holdings, controlled by Hong Kong tycoon Joseph Lau Luen-hung’s wife Kimbie Chan Hoi-wan, continued to build a stake in the property giant. An announcement by Chinese Estates on Monday night showed it had bought another 111 million shares in Evergrande between July 19 and August 29, making its total interest 5.83 per cent. It also said Chan personally held 35 million shares or 0.27 per cent of...Source: South China Morning Post - Property feed | 30 Aug 2017 | 6:37 pm(NZT)
China turns rural land into rental housing for the first time to stabilise property prices
In a pilot scheme introduced to 13 Chinese big cities, farmers will for the first time be allowed to develop their collectively owned land into residential properties for leasing, in another government move to stabilise housing prices and bolster the rental market. The pilot scheme, announced on Monday evening by the Ministry of Land and Resources and Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, will cover cities like Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou and Guangzhou where the sizable population...Source: South China Morning Post - Property feed | 30 Aug 2017 | 12:00 pm(NZT)
More tiny flat developments release sale prices as Hong Kong’s love affair with small space continues
Hong Kong’s love affair with tiny flats shows no sign of cooling, with two more projects releasing pricing details this week before going on the market starting from the weekend. The two projects, CSI Properties’ COO Residence in Tuen Mun and The Amused in Cheung Sha Wan, which is built by Emperor International and the Urban Renewal Authority, are the latest to cater to growing demand for small units, known locally as “nano flats”, as sky-high prices prevent many...Source: South China Morning Post - Property feed | 29 Aug 2017 | 10:31 pm(NZT)
Can RRJ Capital repeat its Midas touch with Lai Sun Development?
Richard Ong, chairman of Asian-based private equity fund RRJ Capital, sees himself as the man with the Midas touch. Now he wants to repeat his success with Hong Kong property developer Lai Sun Development. The former Goldman Sachs banker has made huge gains from two Hong Kong-listed mainland property stocks – CIFI Holdings and Logan Property Holding. In October 2013, RRJ invested in CIFI, which primarily invests in Shanghai, with an entry price of HK$1.52. The stock closed down 0.7 per...Source: South China Morning Post - Property feed | 29 Aug 2017 | 9:36 pm(NZT)
