SEOUL: Housing prices across South Korea held steady in April from March after 10 consecutive months of declines, but fell by the fastest annual pace in almost four years, data from the country’s top mortgage lender showed yesterday.

HONG KONG: Retail rents in Hong Kong are expected to grow at a more moderate pace of about 5% this year, says Jones Lang LaSalle.

In its new report, the firm said the limited availability of retail space and consequently high rents in prime shopping districts continue to challenge cost-sensitive retailers, many of whom are no longer able or willing to commit to paying higher rents.

KUALA LUMPUR: OSK Properties Bhd (OSKP) has entered into a sale and purchase agreement with Kuala Dimensi Sdn Bhd for two parcels of leasehold commercial land in Bandar Shah Alam, Selangor, for RM15.2 million.

Ho Bee Investment's headquarters at HB Centre 1 on Tannery Road seem an unlikely place from which to oversee a decade of swashbuckling investment in Singapore's luxury property sector.

Najib promises 9,999 houses in Penang, a million nationwide

GEORGE TOWN: Caretaker Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has announced that the federal government will build 9,999 low-medium cost and affordable houses in three areas to ensure that the people of Penang have better living standards.

BEIJING: Average home prices in China's 100 biggest cities rose in April from the previous month, the eleventh straight month-on-month rise, a private survey showed on Thursday, raising the risk of further tightening steps despite recent government measures to crack down on speculation.