China Vanke posts US$2.2 billion loss as debt pressure mounts

2026-08-28T07:33:14.000Z
The BOJ is expected to keep raising interest rates, which would put pressure on borrowers who determined how much they can afford based on their initially low monthly repayments. 

Japan regulator steps up scrutiny of 50-year home loans

2026-08-28T06:29:25.000Z
Bathla’s distress heightens concerns across Australia’s private lending market, which is heavily skewed towards property developers grappling with a housing downturn. 

Top Sydney builder’s US$2.3 billion debt woes hit private credit

2026-08-28T06:10:32.000Z
The US property market has been in the doldrums this year as borrowing rates remain elevated amid tariffs and inflation fears sparked by the war in Iran. 

US mortgage rates rise slightly to 6.66%: Freddie Mac

2026-08-28T05:48:10.000Z

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Foreign buyers took ownership of 6,533 units from January through June, down 8.8% on the year.

China pullback leads drop in Thailand’s foreign condo demand

2026-08-28T03:24:28.000Z
The city’s overall property sales are expected to fall further in August to the lowest in 18 months as buyers turn conservative, saysrReal estate agency Centaline Property.

Hong Kong home prices dip, snap longest growth run since 2018

2026-08-27T04:01:44.000Z
An unfinished castle-style building stands at a deserted Evergrande Group resort development in Guiyang, Guizhou province.

Inside Evergrande’s unfinished fairytale ‘castle’ and the long shadow of China’s property boom gone bust

2026-08-27T00:57:11.000Z
New home sales dropped 10.5% to a seasonally adjusted annualised rate of 607,000 units last month – the lowest since January – from June’s upwardly revised pace.

New US single-family home sales slide in July

2026-08-26T12:54:03.000Z
Housing demand in Australia has weakened since the government scrapped generous tax concessions to property investors, threatening the major driver of revenue for the banks.

Australian bank investors brace for tough times as mortgage demand plummets

2026-08-26T08:02:52.000Z
Expats are returning to Hong Kong following years of pandemic-era outflows and political uncertainty that had weighed heavily on occupancy rates in the premium segment.

Hong Kong’s 2026 luxury rents to rise 5% on expat wave: JLL

2026-08-26T07:37:58.000Z