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Asian Institutional Funds To Channel $240B Into Global Property Market By 2020

The global property market will enjoy a major boost by 2020 thanks to Asian institution investors, particularly those hailing from Hong Kong and mainland China. According to a survey by CBRE, Asia Pacific institutional investors are expected to shell out $240 billion. As a matter of fact, about $260 billion has already been allocated by regional investors into the global property market.

Australia's Apartment Boom Could Result To 'Rising Vacancy And Reduced Rents' In Melbourne, Brisbane

CommBank Property Insights thinks that Melbourne and Brisbane will be the most hit by the historic apartment boom in the country from next year, Robert Harley of Financial Review reports.

India's New Real Estate Bill Good News For Home Buyers

The Cabinet has recently cleared a Bill which, if enacted, would encourage real estate developers to rely on joint ventures with land owners since there will be less surplus cash available to buy land, according to India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) in a report by Ravi Teja Sharma on the Economic Times.