housing

Canada bans most foreigners from buying homes

OTTAWA, CANADA — A ban on foreigners buying residential property in Canada took effect on Sunday, aiming to make more…

Senior citizen in Terengganu converts house into a floating platform to protect his household against flood

TERENGGANU, MALAYSIA — Literally well-prepared for a rainy day, a senior citizen in Terengganu came up with the creative idea…

Tens of thousands urged to evacuate as heavy rain hits Japan

Tens of thousands of people were urged to evacuate on Friday as “unprecedented” levels of torrential rain hit western Japan,…

Thousands evacuate as Sydney sees worst floods in decades

by Andrew Beatty, with Holly Robertson in Brisbane Torrential downpours lashed Australia’s east Monday, forcing thousands to flee the worst…

Japan is giving away houses for free. But why?

Japan has an increasing number of vacant homes and to fix this problem, they came up with a bizarre solution.…

Issues That Matter: Uniquely Singapore – F1 or F9?

“Can you imagine walking to every HDB block and every floor that you go, every 12 flats that you count,…

More graduates = higher HDB prices?

Leong Sze Hian What has record HDB prices got to do with falling private property prices and the number of…