real estate investment
Indonesia plans emergency law to allow foreigners buy property
The Indonesian government is proposing an emergency law - similar to a president's decree - to end a lengthy limbo in reforming the country's...
Vietnam urged to relax restrictions on foreign property investment
Singapore developers and investors are urging Vietnam to open up its real estate sector more to foreign investment, but there is still some resistance...
Vietnam’s property market enters attractive phase, says expert
Vietnam’s real estate market has bottomed out and is showing some encouraging signs of recovery, an expert has said.
Neil MacGregor, managing director of property...
Dubai Canal project to boost real estate and tourism
The planned Dubai Canal project will boost both tourism and real estate investment in the Emirate thanks to the addition of 6 kilometers of...
Dubai property investments surge 57% the first quarter of 2014
Investment in Dubai’s real estate market totaled Dh35 billion ($9.54 billion) in the first quarter of 2014, up 57 per cent from the same...
Real estate industry looks to Qatar for opportunities
With Qatar's World Cup-related development moving increasingly in the international spotlight with record projections for 2014, Cityscape Qatar will open its doors from June 2...
Middle East buyers drive London’s property market
London continues to attract Middle Eastern investors as investment increased from 7.5 per cent of total investment in 2012 to 17 per cent in...
Saudi developer invests $100m in Maldives
A Riyadh-based real estate investment and development firm on February 25 announced its plans to develop a tourist property worth $100 million, which promises...
New study: Top trends for Dubai real estate
Real estate investment and advisory firm Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) on February 10 released its new study 2014 Top Trends for UAE Real Estate.
Now...
Investors drawn by Cambodia property
With more than 2,000 new private residential units to go on sale in 2013 at reasonable prices, Cambodia is increasingly being watched by foreign...
Bangkok prime land prices soar 15%
Prices for land plots in Bangkok's prime locations have jumped 15 per cent year-on-year on healthy demand from investors and property developers, a research...
Jakarta, Singapore, KL top for property
A new report ranks Jakarta, Singapore and Kuala Lumpur among the top five real estate investment markets out of 22 in Asia-Pacific, along with...
Sukuk on course for record-breaking year, says report
Islamic bonds, or sukuk, around the world are expected to continue performing at record-breaking pace with Malaysia and the Gulf Corporation Council (GCC) countries...
MPI opens doors to Malaysia’s property market
Malaysia Property Incorporated (MPI) is a relatively new company set up by the government under the Economic Planning Unit to promote real estate investment...
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Thailand, Singapore most vulnerable to potential US recession
Southeast Asia could be seriously affected in case the US falls into recession, but some countries would be more badly hit than others, economists...