Purple Line set to start

The Thai government has announced it will test run the MRT Purple Line from Bang Yai to Tao Pun starting next month. Major General Sansern...
Singapore

Big jump in new home sales

Singapore saw a big rise in the number of private residential homes sold during March, with the number of 843 sold by developers representing...
Brisbane

Chinese top Aussie buyers

Chinese applications again ranked highest as the largest potential source of foreign investment in Australian property in 2014-15; whilst Victoria stretched ahead of New...
Paris

Secrets of rental success

During 2015 overseas real estate brokerage Tranio received more requests than ever for foreign commercial property in reliable markets. Considering the current climate it's...
corruption

Call to cut corruption

Anti-corruption organisation Global Witness has said that an area of British land more than three times the size of Greater London is now allegedly...
Ideo Q Chula Samyan

Topping-off for Ideo Chula

With its spectacular views over Bangkok, IDEO Q Chula-Samyan recently held its topping-off ceremony with key members of the companies involved in the development. Chanond...
London residential slowdown

Slowdown in London

Real estate firm JLL has predicted that new development supply in the Central London residential market will continue to slow as a result of...
International Property Awards

Asia Pacific winners revealed

The winners have been revealed in the Asia Pacific categories of the International Property Awards, which took place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, late last...
Bangkok prices

Price rises start to slow?

Average prices of Bangkok condominiums appear to be slowing, according to data from the Real Estate Information Centre of the Government Housing Bank. During the...
Turning Torso Malmo

What’s in a name?

From Malmo’s Turning Torso (pictured) to London’s Shard, names add a certain something to a building. In the case of Shanghai’s Jin Mao Tower,...