Overseas Property Investment

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

KUALA LUMPUR: High-end property developer SKN Land and Development Sdn Bhd plans to develop a mixed development project in Desa Pandan and a 27-storey residential project in Jalan Yap Kwang Seng.
The Desa Pandan project will involve a gross development value (GDV) of more than RM300 million while the GDV for the Jalan Yap Kwang Seng [...]

Malaysia stands out as one of the few countries in the world that have extensively liberalised their property markets to attract foreign buyers.
The country’s current investment environment is especially inviting, with no restrictions on domestic funding for foreign investment in local properties, in addition to further deregulation in Foreign Investment Committee (FIC) guidelines.
Foreign acquisition of [...]

HONG KONG: Hotel group Marriott International announced yesterday it was planning 21 new hotels in Asia, despite the impact of the global economic slowdown on travel and demand.
The company has 37 hotels under construction across the region, meaning that it will have built 58 new hotels by 2013, creating 24,000 jobs.
The 21 newly announced hotels [...]

Missing links – Globe and Mail http://cli.gs/1B8Ra #
Emaar Could Trade at Dh5 by Year-end: Analysts Say – Khaleej Times http://cli.gs/Xzjtt #
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Real Estate Spain Guide to Buying Property in Spain – In2town http://cli.gs/bX3J0 #
WestImmo eyes future outside WestLB. Says property credit [...]

Since the credit crunch I have become ever more cautious of recommending property investment with a view to short-term gain. I mean, I was lucky; while they aren’t growing by the percentages I forecast for this year; the destinations I recommended are still set to make the total short-term gains I was forecasting in 2007/08, [...]

Exchanges battle for eastern Europe – Financial News (subscription) http://cli.gs/4Egh6 #
On the Street and off the Cuff – Crain’s Manchester Business http://cli.gs/d43eQ #
Surplus office space triggers fall in rent – Gulf Times http://cli.gs/eusNB #
Realtors take to the Street to raise $2.5 bn – Economic Times http://cli.gs/Uh78A #
Property News: Scene set for UK home rental boost [...]

Philippines real estate faces many of the same challenges as other countries affected by the global financial crisis. There is oversupply of homes built during the boom years, a shrinking economy and high unemployment. For a detailed analysis of the Philippines real estate market, see the following…

US bank reports tell different stories – International Business Times Australia http://cli.gs/9yzD7 #
German property giant Hypo Real Estate may need £8.6bn rescue – Telegraph.co.uk http://cli.gs/EjBNm #
Billionaire brothers' gas feud – Independent http://cli.gs/U9GSj #
German property giant Hypo Real Estate may need £8.6bn rescue – Telegraph.co.uk http://cli.gs/rNh3v #
Manhattan storefront vacancies at highest level since 2001 – Canada.com [...]

TSI Holdings Sdn Bhd, a construction and property company controlled by Tan Sri Ibrahim Mohamed, expects revenue for the current year to match the RM180 million it posted last year, helped by strong overseas earnings.

Ibrahim, who controls 75 per cent of TSI, grew to prominence in 2007 after he sold Wisma Denmark office block along [...]

As developing countries around the world try to outdo each other to attract foreign investments in the aftermath of the global financial crisis in the coming months, competition is expected to heat up in all spheres of the global economy.
Right in Malaysia’s backyard, there are already tough competitors vying for the foreign dollars. Vietnam, dubbed [...]