Overseas Property Investment

The most recent hong kong property investment news from a variety of international property news sources.

This month, as part of its “the 10 Best” series the Observer has attempted to chart the world’s top 10 tall buildings, and according to critics hasn’t done a particularly good job. 1: The Chrysler Building, New York Credits: Flickr It all starts wonderfully with the gorgeous Chrysler building in New York. The Chrysler building [...]

JOHOR BARU: Global Asia Assets (M) Sdn Bhd (GAAM) sees Iskandar Malaysia as offering good prospects to Japanese looking to invest in property development projects outside their home country. Chief executive officer Fujimura Masanori said the company planned to bring more Japanese investors to invest in the Iskandar Malaysia property market. He said Johor Baru [...]

Some regions of Asia are experiencing soaring property prices and cooling measures are being put into place in an attempt to ease the climb, particularly in China and Singapore. Hong Kong saw a 14% jump in the first quarter of 2011, while Beijing and Shanghai also experienced steady increases. Cooling…

Lars Ydmark’s boutique Dewa Resort in Nai Yang has teamed up with Zuppa F & B Concepts to

Back on board the China property market rollercoaster as we ride into 2011. Before the last stop we watch a sub-index of property stocks on the Shanghai Composite Index slump 28% at the end of last year on the promise of new property taxes to curb growth. Now as it seems unlikely the taxes will [...]

The Binjai Residency in Kuala Lumpur. In a recent report from the UK, it was stated that the quality of a city’s housing stock plays an important role in boosting its attraction and making it more competitive in global terms. Malaysia has slipped in global competitiveness according to both The Institute of Management Development and [...]

REAL estate industry players are asking the authorities to step in to control the spike in housing. International Real Estate Federation (Fiabci) Malaysia president Yeow Thit Sang says it is time the authorities look into the matter. “Home prices have gone up so much that it has reached a ceiling to the point that high-end [...]

Eric Chan with an artist’s impression of Quayside condominiums in Seri Tanjung Pinang phase one. EASTERN and Oriental Bhd (E&O) will be leveraging on its expertise and reputation as a lifestyle developer to undertake more upmarket projects outside its traditional markets of Kuala Lumpur and Penang. Deputy managing director Eric Chan says the group is [...]

According to a report in the South China Morning Post Hong Kong and Shanghai real estate are headed in different performance directions.

After a stay at the Langham Place in Hong Kong I have to be more bitten by the Apply bug then Adam and Eve.