Freehold better than leasehold?

Far East Organization is selling its latest project, The Shore Residences, on a 103-year lease even though it sits on freehold land as it wants to partake in the site’s redevelopment potential.

Experts say the move means the developer cannot yet get the full value for the property. If The Shore Residences were sold as a [...]

14,500 new private home sales seen

CB Richard Ellis (CBRE) has tipped the number of new private homes which could be sold this year at 14,500 – which is 98 per cent of the record 14,811 snapped up in 2007.

But the value of transactions this year is likely to fall far below that of 2007. Just $13.4 billion worth of apartments [...]