Business trends
Chinese interest in Japanese housing surges as US loses luster
Demand soars in Tokyo and Osaka as buyers seek better returns and 'quality of life'
Property
Retail
Outlet shopping catches Asia's fancy, specialty malls bloom
Sales in China tipped to rise 25% annually, overtaking online growth
Companies
Hong Kong property tycoon Lee officially passes baton to sons
Successors to Henderson Land founder bullish on property market
Asia Insight
Japan real estate recovery defies demographic decline
Prices rise in big cities and beyond, but aging and old habits pose risks
Opinion
Australia's irrelevant election
Short sighted policies have left economy at the mercy of external events
Property
Philippines' largest developer paves way for country's first REIT listing
Ayala Land eyes $500 million from public offering this year
Opinion
South Korea -- beware the risk of housing turmoil
Seoul should rule out further rate cuts and instead follow global shift to monetary easing
Property
Ultralow bond yields drive Japan's insurers back to real estate
Industry's property holdings set to grow for first time in four years
Nikkei Markets
Singapore companies turn to student housing for returns
Crowded market and lower rental yields emerge as risks
Property
Japan's land prices climb for fourth year, aided by tourism
Increase slows in big cities while residential prices elsewhere turn up
