The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has announced its list for its 2012 Lubetkin Prize given to the best new international building outside the European Union.

A healthy increase in tourism arrivals is not yet impacting on the residential real estate market in the Thai island of Phuket but experts predict an increase in Asian buyers will emerge.

A healthy increase in tourism arrivals is not yet impacting on the residential real estate market in the Thai island of Phuket but experts predict an increase in Asian buyers will emerge.

Prices of new homes in China increased for the first time in 10 months as the government eased its monetary policies to bolster the economy, according to the latest data from SouFun Holdings, the country’s biggest real estate website owner.

House prices in China fell for the eighth straight month in a row in May but the pace of decline eased, according to the latest figures from the National Bureau of Statistics.

The long delayed land and property tax bill for Thailand is to be redrafted to take into effect changes since the last general election.

Real estate markets in the Asia Pacific region are likely to see varying fortunes in the coming months as various government policies continue to affect the sector, according to Knight Frank.

PropertyGuru, which describes itself as Asia's leading property portal group, has announced that it has secured a double digit million Singapore dollar strategic investment from ImmobilienScout24, Europe's top property portal group and a subsidiary of global company Deutsche Telekom.

The real estate industry will have a key role to play in the ongoing development of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations group of countries, according to real estate consultants Jones Lang LaSalle.

Average high end residential property prices in eight key markets in the region Asia Pacific rose by 1% in the first quarter of 2012 compared with the last three months of 2011, according to the latest index from Jones Lang LaSalle.

Hong Kong’s Financial Secretary has warned that there is still the risk of a property bubble as prices hit record highs.

Club Med has launched the second phase of its Chalet Apartments development in Valmorel and the third phase of its luxury Villas in Albion, Mauritius.

January was a quiet month for Hong Kong property markets as the uncertain global economic outlook keeps transactions low, according to the latest monthly report from Knight Frank.

Property developers in Singapore say that they are pessimistic about the outlook for the real estate market

in 2012 as some analysts forecast a 5 to 10% drop in property prices this year.

Property investors, many of them from overseas, are continuing to buy in the Philippines despite rising prices, experts point out.

Home prices in China fell for the fifth consecutive month in January as real estate and lending tightening measures continued to take effect.

High end property prices are falling in Shanghai and Hong Kong but rising in Jakarta, Bangkok and Mumbia, the latest report on Asian real estate shows.

A cooling property market in China could shave more than 2% off growth in the country in 2012, it is claimed.

Asian investors accounted for £1.7 billion worth of transactions in central London’s office investment market during 2011, compared to £668 million in 2010, a 150% increase, according to Jones Lang LaSalle.

Residential property sales in Hong Kong shrank further in December 2011 with continuing uncertainties in the global economy and potential home buyers and landlords travelling abroad on vacation, says the latest monthly report from Knight Frank.

Sluggish sales and high inventory levels will further increase funding pressure on developers in China and could force them to cut prices in order to stimulate sales, it is claimed.

Surging interest rates in India are having an impact on the real estate market and are responsible for a fall in demand and prices, according to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).

Residential property prices in Hong Kong, which rose the most globally in the past year, may need to fall as much as 10% in 2012 before buyers are lured back, according to international bank Standard Chartered.

A revolutionary concrete panel based house has been launched by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors in India which is aimed at providing quality affordable homes.

Office property markets in Hong Kong and Singapore are entering a rental correction phase and grade A rents are expected to fall in the final quarter of 2011.

Residential property prices in 100 major cities in China saw their biggest month on month decline this year last month, according to the latest China Real Estate Index System.

Property risks are overshadowing China's economic outlook as a slowdown in sales threatens to trigger developer collapses, according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.

There is a mixed picture in the Indian residential property market at present with some locations seeing prices and sales rise while they are falling in others.

Floods have had a vast impact on the property market in Thailand with sectors affected across the board, according to international property consultants CBRE.

After two years of growth the heat is starting to come out of the world's prime residential markets, particularly in Asia, according to the results of the latest Knight Frank Prime Global Forecast.

Property developers in China are slashing prices in a desperate bid to get money coming ton as falling home prices and sales are pressuring liquidity and margins, it is claimed.