HONG KONG: The return of expatriate executives to Hong Kong has increased leasing demand for high-end residential units as well as serviced apartments, according to property consultancy Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL).

BEIJING: Mainland home prices have tumbled by as much as 19% this month as developers resort to wide-scale price discounting in a bid to lure wary buyers back to the stagnating property market.

HONG KONG: Property markets across Greater China are finding themselves in the same boat -- fearful that last year's lending binge may have created a bubble.

In response to those concerns, the authorities have since March taken measures to cool their overheated markets. Except for the mainland, the measures have had little impact so far.

HONG KONG: Property developer Nan Fung Development won a Hong Kong residential site for less than expected last Thursday, May 6, with many developers staying on the sidelines as auctioneers repeatedly threatened to withdraw the site from bidding.

KUALA LUMPUR: Landed property in Malaysia’s prime property hub, the Klang Valley, remains hot, with prices in sought-after locations spiking of late after climbing steadily over the last two years.

Even the recent global recession has failed to shake market confidence, which is being translated into rising prices.

KUALA LUMPU: Tune Hotels.com (Tune Hotels) is set to increase its presence beyond Malaysia with its latest tie-up with Singapore-based Plato Capital Ltd (Plato).

KUALA LUMPUR: Magna Prima Bhd has lodged a police report against its former CEO Lim Ching Choy for alleged criminal breach of trust.

The property developer said on May 10 Lim was alleged to have made fraudulent personal claims during his tenure with the company between Nov 1, 2006 and May 14, 2009.

BEIJING: Property prices in China's major cities rose by their fastest clip on record in April, but analysts said the government's latest crackdown on speculation could slow further gains in coming months.

KUALA LUMPUR: A unique art-inspired retail experience awaits city folks at Solaris Dutamas (pictured), an almost completed integrated development located off Jalan Duta, Kuala Lumpur by Sunrise Bhd.

SEREMBAN: Syarikat Perumahan Negara Bhd (SPNB) has so far revived and completed 77 stalled projects involving 24,326 housing units nationwide.

The development cost totalled RM480 million, Chairman Datuk Idris Haron told reporters after the handing over of keys to owners whose houses in the abandoned Taman Pelangi scheme had been completed here on May 11.