KUALA LUMPUR: The Shanghai housing index fell for the second consecutive month, dropping 14 points or 0.53% to 2,551 points in July as 90% of areas covered registered a drop in housing prices, reported the Shanghai Daily.

KUALA LUMPUR: Bolton aims to acquire a landbank with a potential gross development value (GDV) of RM500 million during FY2010/11, said the Group's

HONG KONG: Henderson Land Development said on Wednesday, Aug 5 that a house at its new luxury residential project in Chung Hom Kok sold for HK$50,640 (RM20,589.84) per square foot, setting yet another record in the wake of its controversial Conduit Road transaction.

HONG KONG: Hong Kong's economy has stagnated since the bursting of the property bubble in 1997. Nominal gross domestic product (GDP, that is, not adjusted for inflation) per capita has risen about 10% in a dozen years.

KUALA LUMPUR: A housing supply glut, falling rents and stricter financing approvals by banks have contributed to a decline in the Dubai housing price index during the year's second quarter (2Q).

The index, prepared by global real estate consultancy Colliers International, recorded a drop of five basis points to 114 points from the previous quarter, representing a 4% decrease.

LONDON: Capital Shopping Centres (CSC), Britain's largest mall-owner, said it was looking to increase its income from new longer-term tenants on higher rents as the UK retail sector bounced back from recession.

KUALA LUMPUR: Major property player Sino-Ocean Land Holdings Ltd, via two subsidiaries, has acquired two tracts of land in north Shanghai's Baoshan District for 1.9 billion yuan (RM884 million), according to reports by the Shanghai Daily and the Shanghai Morning Post.

The parcels, located in the central areas of Luodian New Town, were gazetted for homes.

KUALA LUMPUR: fahrenheit88, the building formerly known as KL Plaza, has achieved 92% tenancy as of today, said Kuala Lumpur Pavilion Sdn Bhd retail chief executive officer (CEO) Joyce Yap on Thursday, Aug 5.