Hong Kong residential market to pick up in 2H2010

PETALING JAYA: The hold back in the primary sales market in Hong Kong will result in an overall slowdown in residential sales volume in the short run, according to Colliers International (Hong Kong) Ltd's latest residential snapshot report.

Kenanga Wholesale City secures 50% tenancy for leased units

KUALA LUMPUR: Kenanga Wholesale City in Jalan Kenanga, Kuala Lumpur, has secured more than 50% tenancy for its 400 retail units available for lease, according to the developer Kenanga Wholesale City Sdn Bhd on Thursday, July 1.

The fashion mall is scheduled to open in mid-2011.

Best Western International continues growth in Asia and the Middle East

KUALA LUMPUR: Best Western International, the world's largest Hotel Chain® - is enjoying continued and solid growth in Europe and Asia, where it continues to add new hotels and resorts in an expanding portfolio that boasts over 4,000 properties in more than 80 countries and territories worldwide.

Two Kowloon sites tipped to fetch more than HK$6b

HONG KONG: Two medium-sized residential sites in Kowloon were triggered for auction on Wednesday, June 30, a move that showed developers were eager to replenish their land banks in urban areas.

Japan land prices drop at fastest pace in 13 years

TOKYO: Average land prices in Japan fell 8.0% in the year to January 1, the biggest drop in more than a decade, a government agency said, in a sign the country's real estate market is still reeling from the global financial crisis.

Australia's shoppers, builders feel bite from rates

SYDNEY: Australia's retail sales grew at a pedestrian pace in May, while approvals to build new homes fell sharply for a second month, adding to investor expectations that interest rates would stay on hold this month, if not for longer.