Overseas Property Investment

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

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia is likely to see a record year for property transactions and home price appreciation could accelerate, said CIMB Investment Bank Bhd. In its latest report for the Malaysian property sector, the research house said it remained particularly bullish on residential properties as house prices were likely to trend higher and volumes would [...]

The French property market, reported to have trundled through the crisis much better than Spain, the UK, the US and many others is now thought to be 2 years into full recovery according to data. The Global Property Guide index, which is regarded as an accurate index because it measures prices after inflation recorded a [...]

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 [...]

Madrid office rents have fallen 30% since the crisis began, but still rents have risen, which shows just how much prices of commercial property have been eroded in Spain. But still the consensus indicates that investors should be waiting for a little while yet before pouncing on the bottomed market.   77% of the 154 [...]

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian property prices are expected to increase at an average of between 10% and 20% this year, in light of rising inflation and increase in demand for local properties from foreigners, said Deputy Finance Minister Datuk Donald Lim Siang Chai. “Inflation in 2010 stood at 2.2% and was at 2.4% in the first [...]

NEWS that IOI Corp Bhd was acquiring a 49.9% stake in Singapore’s South Beach project didn’t come as a surprise to the market, particularly since the group had previously mentioned its intentions to further expand into Singapore’s property market. This acquisition will add to IOI Corp’s property portfolio in Singapore which now includes its joint [...]

PETALING JAYA: Amcorp Properties Bhd is looking to sell a piece of leasehold agriculture land in Sepang for RM122.3mil to property investment company Premier Land Resources Sdn Bhd. In a Bursa Malaysia filing, the company said its wholly-owned sub-subsidiary had entered into a conditional sale and purchase agreement yesterday with Premier Land Resources for the [...]

Those worried about investment returns on real estate are breathing a little easier these days after seeing stronger returns than we’ve seen in some time. This is another indicator of a recovering property market poised to reward wise investing practices. See the following article from National…

PETALING JAYA: The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) has bought a commercial building in central London from Union Investment for £148mil. It marks the EPF’s third property investment there since announcing an allocation of £1bil for British property purchases, Savills Rahim & Co said. EPF confirmed the deal. Union Investment, a Germany-based fund, is one of [...]

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 [...]