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Tokyo, New York and Los Angeles are world's largest real estate investment markets, CBRE research finds

Global Stock of Investable Real Estate Stands at $27.5 Trillion (USD) - London, New York and Dallas are World's Most 'Liquid' Markets

Markets

Savills reports on Jakarta’s new developments, apartments and foreign investment

First-home buyers, investors, and developers seek quality and affordability in residential investment in Jakarta, according to Savills Asian Cities Report, Jakarta Residential 2H 2017.

Markets

Singapore’s residential property sales fall

The Lunar Seventh Month, and fewer new launches saw sales of residential property in Singapore drop in September 2017, according to JLL research.

News Roundup

http://www.scmp.com/property/hong-kong-china/article/2114575/shanghais-co-living-operator-harbour-apartments-eyes

Shanghai’s ‘co-living’ operator Harbour Apartments eyes expansion in eight Chinese cities including Hong Kong

Harbour’s target is to create 20,000 rentable co-living units by the end of 2017, to quadruple that number to 80,000 by 2019, and hit the million market with a possible float of Harbour within five years

South China Morning Post

http://www.thejakartapost.com/travel/2017/10/15/indonesia-to-promote-tourism-in-united-arab-emirates.html

Indonesia to promote tourism in United Arab Emirates

The Tourism Ministry is set to hold Sales Mission events in Dubai and Abu Dhabi in United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Oct. 18-19. Among the destinations that will be highlighted at the event are Bali, Bandung, Jakarta and Lombok.

The Jakarta Post

http://www.elevenmyanmar.com/local/12037

Natural resort to be built at Wa Ale Island

Kawthoung – Myanmar is planning to build a US$10 million natural resort at Wa Ale Island, which is next to Lampi Island Marine National Park, sources said.

Eleven Myanmar

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-10-08/here-s-another-positive-sign-for-singapore-property-bulls-chart

Here's Another Positive Sign for Singapore Property Bulls

Singapore property bulls rejoice: en-bloc sales, or redevelopment deals in which a group of owners band together to sell apartment blocks at a hefty premium, are at a 10-year high. On the back of a spate of deals last week, en-bloc sales have totaled more than S$5 billion ($3.8 billion) this year, according to estimates by OCBC Investment Research.

Bloomberg

http://www.scmp.com/business/article/2114597/firm-hopes-plug-and-play-homes-can-help-ease-hong-kongs-housing-crisis

Firm hopes ‘plug and play’ homes can help ease Hong Kong’s housing crisis

Prefabricated aluminium modules could be used as alternatives to container homes, their maker says, but experts note that the bigger issue for the city is a shortage of land

South China Morning Post

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-10-12/this-gritty-japanese-city-is-asia-s-new-tourist-hotspot

This Gritty Japanese City Is Asia's New Tourist Hotspot

Osaka and Kansai region benefit from inflows from China and South Korea

Bloomberg