South Korea Plans 1.19 Million Public Homes by 2030, with 77% in Greater Seoul Area
South Korea's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT) unveiled a "Housing Stability Plan" on September 21 that aims to...
Australian Industry Bodies Warn Trust Tax Could Delay or Cancel Developer Projects
Five Australian property and construction bodies released industry-commissioned polling on September 21 showing that more than 60% of small and...
Canary Islands Plan Tax Penalties for Non-EU Buyers and Take Wider Curbs to Brussels
Canary Islands President Fernando Clavijo is pursuing limits on home purchases by foreign buyers on two fronts, and plans to...
Bank of Japan Lifts Policy Rate to 1.25%, a 31-Year High, as Two Board Members Dissent
The Bank of Japan raised its policy interest rate by a quarter point, from 1.0% to 1.25%, on September 18,...
China Holds Benchmark Lending Rates Steady for 16th Straight Month
China's central bank kept both benchmark lending rates unchanged on Sunday, marking the 16th consecutive month without a move. The...
Singapore Condo Rental Index Falls 17.7% as Lentor, Tampines North Vacancy Bites
Singapore's private residential rental index stood at 152.3 in Q2 2026, down 17.7% from the peak of 185.1 recorded in...
Labour’s Capital Gains Tax Rule Could Hit Owners Who Bought at the Peak
NZ Herald published an explainer on 21 September 2026 examining a little-known feature of the opposition Labour Party's proposed capital...
Saudi Arabia’s Quiet Exit From mBridge Tests the Limits of Dollar-Free Payment Rails
Saudi Arabia's central bank, SAMA, has confirmed it withdrew from mBridge, the China-led platform that lets central banks settle cross-border...
Regulators to Clarify Exceptions for First-Time Buyer Mortgage Rules
South Korea's financial authorities plan to issue an official interpretation clarifying what counts as an "unavoidable circumstance" under rules that...
UK Property Asking Prices Rise for First Time Since May, Rightmove Says
British property sellers raised their asking prices for the first time since May, according to the latest House Price Index...
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