Asia Pacific real estate investors looked to home markets in 2016
Asia Pacific real estate investors turned to their home markets in 2016 amid greater political and economic uncertainty, according to JLL's 'Real Estate Investment Flows: An Asia Pacific Perspective' report.
Price for Michael Jackson's Neverland ranch slashed
It seems the original asking price of $133 million for the 2,700-acre park-like estate was not attracting buyers, and the vendors have cut the price to $89 million.
Catalonian Pritzker Prize winners blend old with new
Three Catalonian architects, Rafael Aranda, Carme Pigem and Ramon Vilalta, who have worked together for nearly 30 years, have been named Pritzker Architecture Prize Laureates.
Australia still a property hot spot for Chinese buyers
Chinese investors are finding new ways to finance real estate purchases in Australia, with 40 per cent saying they would use vendor finance to buy property over the recent Golden Week holiday period, according to Jon Ellis of Investorist.
In 2017, developers in Malaysia, expatriate workers in the Philippines, and anti-corruption measures in Indonesia will boost the nations' real-estate markets, says Michael Geh of Raine & Horne International Zaki + Partners.
Among her many talents, pop star Taylor Swift has now turned her hand to preserving historic architecture, going to great lengths - and expense - to restore the former home of Hollywood icon, Samuel Goldwyn.