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Chinese-style quantitative easing eyed for property fix

11-29-2023

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Chinese-style quantitative easing eyed for property fix

Nov 29, 2023

CHINA’S deepening property rout is pushing the nation’s central bank toward a style of policy it has long criticised: quantitative easing.

Europe’s property slump is near the end and set to recover

Nov 29, 2023

THE crunch that has squeezed values of Europe’s best buildings is nearing its end, with the outlook for next year increasingly optimistic, according to AEW.

US commercial mortgage distress rises in November on office woes

Nov 29, 2023

LATE payments on US commercial property loans rose in November, driven by growing distress among office properties, according to a new report by Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA).

October condo rents slide again; 2024 demand-supply gap could widen

Nov 29, 2023

THE condominium rental market booked its third consecutive month of declines in October, while prices for Housing and Development Board (HDB) rents fell for the first time since October 2021.

US annual home price growth at 6.1% in September, FHFA says

Nov 28, 2023

US ANNUAL home price growth accelerated again in September, underscoring the rebound of the housing market as it entered the final quarter of the year, data showed on Tuesday (Nov 28).

China Evergrande unit commences legal proceedings against parent

Nov 28, 2023

EVERGRANDE Property Services Group said on Tuesday (Nov 28) one of its units had commenced legal proceedings against Hengda Real Estate Group Company and embattled developer China Evergrande, among others.

Forced sales ahead for indebted global real estate markets: M&G

Nov 28, 2023

M&G REAL Estate forecasts that it is “a matter of time” before global property markets face greater volumes of forced selling, with banks increasingly reluctant to refinance troubled or lower quality assets at current interest rates.

Sweden’s property owners need to cut debt further: watchdog

Nov 28, 2023

SWEDEN’S heavily indebted commercial real estate owners remain vulnerable to rising borrowing costs, and may need to reduce their debt by some 100 billion Swedish kronor (S$12.8 billion), the country’s financial watchdog said.

China’s property lifeline exposes banks to big losses, job cuts

Nov 28, 2023

CHINA’S escalating push to have its banking behemoths backstop struggling property firms is adding to a maelstrom of woes for the US$57 trillion sector.

One in four UK homebuyers clinch discounts of more than 10%

Nov 28, 2023

HOMEBUYERS are getting the edge in the UK property market, forcing the growing ranks of sellers to slash prices in order to secure deals.

Arguments for fairness in the property trade

Nov 28, 2023

DEVELOPERS’ profit margins have thinned considerably over the years, from up to a fat 50 per cent in the “super bull” run of 2007-2008 to margins in the low teens today. Recent macroeconomic chills from inflation and higher interest rates have added to demand dampeners from various iterations of market cooling measures.

Condo resale volumes recover in October while prices stay on uptrend: SRX, 99.co

Nov 28, 2023

CONDOMINIUM resale transactions were back on the growth track in October after the previous month’s volume decline.