Steve Finch Archives - Asia Property Awards https://www.asiapropertyawards.com/en/news_author/steve-finch/ PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards Tue, 06 Jun 2023 05:40:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.2 https://www.asiapropertyawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/cropped-Gold-Roofus-32x32.png Steve Finch Archives - Asia Property Awards https://www.asiapropertyawards.com/en/news_author/steve-finch/ 32 32 Hong Kong’s homecoming: Housing market reawakens, will it weather the interest rate storm? https://www.asiapropertyawards.com/en/hong-kongs-homecoming-housing-market-reawakens-will-it-weather-the-interest-rate-storm/ Tue, 06 Jun 2023 05:17:25 +0000 https://www.asiapropertyawards.com/?p=33462 Hong Kong’s reopening has led to growing indications of a rebound in the territory’s struggling housing market

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]]> South Korean housing market heats up with interest rate freeze https://www.asiapropertyawards.com/en/south-korean-housing-market-heats-up-with-interest-rate-freeze/ https://www.asiapropertyawards.com/en/south-korean-housing-market-heats-up-with-interest-rate-freeze/#respond Thu, 11 May 2023 05:35:35 +0000 https://www.asiapropertyawards.com/?p=33213 House prices in South Korea have plummeted from an overheated high, but rumours of an interest rate freeze are lighting a fire under the market

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]]> https://www.asiapropertyawards.com/en/south-korean-housing-market-heats-up-with-interest-rate-freeze/feed/ 0 Tackling the aftermath: Addressing property damage and cleaning efforts in Vietnam https://www.asiapropertyawards.com/en/tackling-the-aftermath-addressing-property-damage-and-cleaning-efforts-in-vietnam/ https://www.asiapropertyawards.com/en/tackling-the-aftermath-addressing-property-damage-and-cleaning-efforts-in-vietnam/#respond Tue, 04 Apr 2023 04:03:33 +0000 https://www.asiapropertyawards.com/?p=32925 Vietnam’s anti-corruption drive has played havoc on its property sector, but many believe the real estate scene will benefit in the long term

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]]> https://www.asiapropertyawards.com/en/tackling-the-aftermath-addressing-property-damage-and-cleaning-efforts-in-vietnam/feed/ 0 A sinking feeling in Hong Kong https://www.asiapropertyawards.com/en/a-sinking-feeling-in-hong-kong/ https://www.asiapropertyawards.com/en/a-sinking-feeling-in-hong-kong/#respond Tue, 31 Jan 2023 05:32:47 +0000 https://www.asiapropertyawards.com/?p=31795 Sky-high interest rates and enduring pandemic restrictions are among the pain points for Hong Kong’s property market as prices continue their slide

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]]> https://www.asiapropertyawards.com/en/a-sinking-feeling-in-hong-kong/feed/ 0 New dawn fades: A promising year for Southeast Asia https://www.asiapropertyawards.com/en/new-dawn-fades-a-promising-year-for-southeast-asia/ https://www.asiapropertyawards.com/en/new-dawn-fades-a-promising-year-for-southeast-asia/#respond Fri, 30 Dec 2022 06:46:30 +0000 https://www.asiapropertyawards.com/?p=31536 Post-pandemic optimism around Southeast Asia has given way to concerns over inflation, currency depreciation, and rising interest rates

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]]> https://www.asiapropertyawards.com/en/new-dawn-fades-a-promising-year-for-southeast-asia/feed/ 0 Spluttering dragon: Crisis builds in China, yet shafts of light remain https://www.asiapropertyawards.com/en/spluttering-dragon-crisis-builds-in-china-yet-shafts-of-light-remain/ https://www.asiapropertyawards.com/en/spluttering-dragon-crisis-builds-in-china-yet-shafts-of-light-remain/#respond Mon, 24 Oct 2022 04:49:30 +0000 https://www.asiapropertyawards.com/?p=30829 Confidence has drained from China’s residential market with prices dropping and the central bank slashing rates to 14-year lows. But signs of recovery can be spotted in Beijing and a handful of large cities in the country

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]]> https://www.asiapropertyawards.com/en/spluttering-dragon-crisis-builds-in-china-yet-shafts-of-light-remain/feed/ 0 The Philippines, calm after the electoral storm https://www.asiapropertyawards.com/en/the-philippines-calm-after-the-electoral-storm/ https://www.asiapropertyawards.com/en/the-philippines-calm-after-the-electoral-storm/#respond Thu, 15 Sep 2022 04:54:29 +0000 https://www.asiapropertyawards.com/?p=30439 The recent Philippines election may have been divisive, but the ascent to power of the newly elected President has coincided with a tentative recovery in the nation’s real estate sector

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]]> https://www.asiapropertyawards.com/en/the-philippines-calm-after-the-electoral-storm/feed/ 0 Russians find refuge in Southeast Asia https://www.asiapropertyawards.com/en/russians-find-refuge-in-southeast-asia/ https://www.asiapropertyawards.com/en/russians-find-refuge-in-southeast-asia/#respond Thu, 25 Aug 2022 07:13:23 +0000 https://www.asiapropertyawards.com/?p=30399 As sanctions bite at home, Russian buyers are seeking asset safe-havens in Southeast Asia

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