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Chinese billionaire Guo Guangchang’s Fosun International Ltd. is weighing a bid for commercial property broker Cushman & Wakefield Inc., people with knowledge of the matter said. The Shanghai-based investment firm is among several companies that have expressed interest in Cushman, whose owners are seeking about $2 billion, according to the people. The process is at … Read more
SINGAPORE: Competition is likely to get more intense in the private residential property market, with developers rolling out new projects. Based on new home sales data for January 2015 from the Urban Redevelopment Authority, there are 20 large developments with a total unsold stock of more than 200 units each – excluding executive condominiums. They … Read more
Australia needs to consider introducing limits on borrowing to rein in house-price growth and avoid further risk to the financial system, says the head of the Abbott government’s financial systems inquiry, David Murray. Mr Murray, who previously headed the Commonwealth Bank, said the low-interest rate environment had seen house prices rising in capital cities like … Read more