News: philippines property investment

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

Office space back in demand

Delhi NCR Prospects of the commercial real estate have started looking up along with the residential real estate market, as the economy gathers steam — it has shown a spectacular recovery from the downturn, when the GDP dipped to 6.7% in 2008-09. According to the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE), the GDP is expected [...]

Singapore’s Marina Bay Sands opens

SINGAPORE: Singapore’s second integrated resort, the Marina Bay Sands (MBS) formally opened Wednesday, with its owner Sheldon G. Adelson, Chairman of Las Vegas Sands Corp saying it would become the benchmark for future tourism development elsewhere. “The MBS is not a casino-centric development project as in the old days,” Adelson said. He explained that his [...]

Desa ParkCity – a milestone development

Adiva in Desa ParkCity. “People who live there see the intangibles, they feel safe and secure.” HAVING a vision is so crucial. Whatever one sets out to do, without a dream, there will be no vision. And without a vision, there will be no goals, or milestones leading to that goal. Desa ParkCity celebrated its [...]

IGB looks to expand hotel ops overseas

With almost half of its profits from hotel division, property developer IGB Corp Bhd plans to expand the business overseas, namely to Japan, China and Indochina. Its managing director Robert Tan Chung Meng said the group will either buy existing hotels or develop new ones abroad. “We are looking at the possibility of acquiring the [...]

EIFFEL DEVELOPERS AND REALTORS LTD

Eiffel Developers and Realtors Ltd is one of the renowned names in the construction arena,headquartered in Pune.The group has a strong presence in the reality industry of Pune and penetrated Mumbai market in various verticals like residential,commercial and vacation homes. The Eiffel Group has over 19 million sq.ft.of existing development and 95.91 million sq.ft.of planned [...]

SKN Land to develop two projects in KL

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 [...]

Are we attracting foreign buyers?

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 [...]

Marriott plans 21 new hotels in Asia

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 [...]

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Top 5 Short Term Property Investments

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, [...]