Thursday, March 17th, 2011
Hong Kong property developer China Overseas Land & Investment said its 2010 net profit rose 66% due to record property sales, revaluation gains and a disposal of assets, while fellow Hong Kong developer Kerry Properties' net profit rose 44% in 2010.
Wednesday, March 9th, 2011
The number of Chinese over 60 years old is on pace to exceed the entire U.S. population by 2050. The big change has caught the eye of U.S. senior-housing developers.
Tuesday, January 4th, 2011
Some investors and analysts, and even Spain's prime minister, say the decline in the Spanish economy and weakening of property markets isn't over yet.
Monday, December 27th, 2010
Santander agreed to purchase a $2 billion mortgage portfolio of Mexican real-estate assets from GE's finance division for $162 million plus the assumption of debt.
Tuesday, December 14th, 2010
John Whittaker, the British billionaire who is on the verge of outmaneuvering mall king David Simon for Capital Shopping Centres, doesn't let a global financial crisis throw him off stride.
Monday, November 15th, 2010
China limited investments by foreign individuals and companies in the real-estate market under rules aimed at stemming hot-money inflows.
Wednesday, November 3rd, 2010
Malaysia's central bank said people buying third homes are now restricted to a maximum loan of 70% of the property's value, in a bid to curb speculative investing and rising prices.
Friday, October 15th, 2010
Property prices in China rebounded in September, underscoring the government's continuing struggle to stabilize a soaring real-estate market.
Wednesday, September 29th, 2010
The government took further steps to curb stubbornly high property prices, ordering banks nationwide to halt lending for third and subsequent home purchases and raising down-payment requirements for first-time buyers.
Wednesday, June 30th, 2010
Industrial & Commercial Bank of China, China's largest bank, is rolling out a "large-loan" program targeting commercial real-estate owners in need of loans that exceed $100 million.
