Property Report

What does the city of tomorrow look like? In this episode, we dive into the tech shaping hyper-connected cities across Asia—from AI infrastructure and drone deliveries to autonomous transport. Experts from PropertyGuru and Zaha Hadid Architects share what's already happening, what's next, and how it'll impact daily life. Tune in to the future of real estate.

What makes a city truly feel like home? In this episode, we are exploring how human-centric design is changing the way we live in Asia's cities. With insights from experts at the PropertyGuru Asia Real Estate Summit, we talk 15-minute cities, compact living, and the future of urban comfort. Tune in for fresh ideas on city living that puts people first.

In this special episode, we are diving into the growing investment ties between the Middle East and Southeast Asia. Host Tina Ryan is joined by expert from the PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards (Middle East) to explore key trends, evolving markets, and what's really driving cross-border real estate interest in 2025. Brought to you by HLB.

In this episode, we discuss how cities in Asia are staying resilient against climate change. We explore what makes a city resilient, the challenges cities face, and how urban planners and developers are adapting to climate risks. Tune in to learn more about the future of resilient cities in the region.

How is co-living solving housing challenges in Asia Pacific? Join us as we explore its impact on affordability, community living, and the future of urban housing. Tune in for expert insights.

Looking beyond Asia's big cities for real estate investment? Discover why secondary cities are becoming hotspots, the economic trends driving their growth, and how they highlight local culture and nature. We will also share tips on managing risks and making smart investments. Tune in for insights on these emerging markets. Guests: 1. Cyndy Tan Jarabata President, TAJARA Leisure & Hospitality Group Inc. Chairperson, Judging Panel, PropertyGuru Philippines Property Awards 2. Eddie Guillemette CEO, Midori no Ki (MnK) Chairperson, Judging Panel, PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards (Greater Niseko) 3. Thien Duong General Director, GroupGSA Vietnam Chairperson, Judging Panel, PropertyGuru Vietnam Property Awards

Tune in to our chat about the future of workspaces in Asia! We spoke with experts from the PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards series judging panel about how remote work is reshaping commercial real estate. Learn how developers are adapting, the challenges they are facing, and how technology is playing a bigger role. Join us for some great insights on what's happening in Asian cities. Guests: 1. Ivan Lam Executive Director for International Business, Charter Keck Cramer Chairperson, PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards (Australia) Judging Panel 2. Vivin Harsanto Senior Director / Head of Advisory, JLL Indonesia Chairperson, PropertyGuru Indonesia Property Awards Panel of Judges

Welcome to our first episode of the year, where we dive into the dynamic world of sustainable architecture across Asian countries. In this episode, we explore the advancements, challenges, and future prospects in green building standards with our panel of experts from diverse regions of Asia. Guests: 1. Engineer Ashwin Thurairajah Executive Director of GreenRe Sendirian Berhad Member of the Judging Panel of the PropertyGuru Asia Awards Malaysia in partnership with iproperty.com.my 2. Douglas Lee Snyder Executive Director of the Vietnam Green Building Council Member of the PropertyGuru Vietnam Property Awards Judging Panel 3. Architect Ivy Koh Director, Building Plus Cities, Architecture and Design, Surbana Jurong Group Member of the PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards (Singapore) Judging Panel

Dive into a discussion with Colin Chee, the pioneer behind Never Too Small, as he sheds light on the impact of small footprint living in today's urban landscapes. Explore how this concept is transforming city living, waste management, and pet-friendly housing solutions.

Dive into an enriching discussion with Michelin Chef Dan Bark and lifestyle editor Marco Lobregat as they explore the dynamic relationship between real estate and the food & beverage industry. Uncover how location, design, and market trends shape the culinary world in Asia.

Join us as Dr. Nai Jia Lee, a Real Estate Futurist, and Stephen Oehme, a Sustainability Advocate, delve into the challenges and solutions for making cities more liveable in the face of growing urbanization and climate change. Discover the intricacies of urban liveability indexes and the future of city living.

Explore the future of smart cities in Asia with PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards judges. Learn about smart city concepts, tech-driven urban transformations, data privacy, and economic impacts in the region.

Find out the factors attracting foreign investors to Asian property markets, their impact on property prices and demand, regulatory policies, the influence on development, and future trends in foreign investment.

For this episode, esteemed PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards judges discuss the hot topic of affordable housing. Gain insights into the crisis and solutions, and discover expert recommendations for addressing Asia's housing challenge.

Join us as we dive into notable advancements, their efficiency benefits, sustainability contributions, challenges in adoption, and their transformative potential in architectural design and urban planning. Tune in for a stimulating discussion on the future of the property landscape shaped by cutting-edge technology.

For this episode, the judges of the PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards series unveil the allure of luxury properties in Asia, exploring their defining features, investment hotspots, and unique cultural influences. They also discuss the evolving demand and what sets Asian luxury property investments apart in the global market.

For this episode, our esteemed judges of PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards explore the evolving landscape of AI, its potential to inform profitable decisions, the associated risks, as well as the future of AI in the Asian real estate investment scene over the next 5-10 years.

Dive into the realm of sustainable architecture in Asia as renowned judges from the PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards series engage in captivating discussions about the principles, challenges, and exciting future prospects of building a greener and more sustainable future.

By promoting diversity, equality, and inclusivity and introducing fresh and innovative ideas into the decision-making process, organizations can better reflect and connect with their customers, and create a healthier, more inclusive workplace.

With more people seeking life in the city, so how do we accommodate that change while keeping our carbon footprint at an acceptable level? One response is the growing movement for small footprint living, which many say goes hand in hand with affordability and sustainability. Today, we ask Colin Chee, founder of Never Too Small --  a media company dedicated to small footprint design and living, with an incredibly popular YouTube channel which currently boasts over 2m subscribers (and counting) -- if small space living is worth it.

In this episode, we discuss real estate's environmental impact and how this can be mitigated through a focus on sustainability, as well as the challenges and opportunities in providing affordable housing for everyone who needs it. Insights from PropertyGuru Asia Real Estate Summit speakers: 1. Stephen Oehme Value Management Specialist & Sustainability Advocate Former Board Member, Burj Khalifa Dubai Chairperson, Asia Real Estate Summit 2. Illac Diaz Founder, Liter of Light Foundation Winner, 2020 PropertyGuru Visionary of the Year

For this special episode, we check up on the current state of the industry when it comes to sustainability, with insights from the PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards official Supervisor HLB and official ESG Partner Baan Dek Foundation.

How did Niseko operators cope during the years-long border closure? Does the declining home prices in Australia mean it's a buyer's market? Find out what the judges said.

With the developers' improving quality of projects year after year, we ask the judges how they choose a winner in case the entire panel is torn between two candidates.

What exactly is a 'declaration of conflict of interest' and why is this crucial during the judging process? Find out here.

Being a judge of PropertyGuru Indonesia Property Awards is not an easy feat. Find out what is it that makes this role challenging, based on our esteemed panellists' years of experience.

Singapore is pioneering the green movement in the region. Find out which new green/eco-related accolades we will be awarding this year

The PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards programme has helped promote real estate excellence in India and Sri Lanka for several years now, thanks to the dedication of our independent panel of judges. Find out what is it that makes this crucial role worthwhile for them.

As we combine the country's most prestigious awards programmes in Malaysia to celebrate the hallmark of real estate excellence, find out what's in store for this year's gala apart from the exciting presentation of 100 categories.

An increase in wellness developments, second home destinations, and shophouses in coastal areas are just some of the recent trends discussed by our Vietnam judges. Hear more of their insights and find out what they do behind the scenes during the judging process.

"How do you remove professional bias as experts in your respective fields?" is among the tough questions that we asked the judges during this very insightful discussion. Find out how they manage this crucial role here.

Find out what happens behind the scenes during the selection of each year's winners and highly commended awardees, as well as hear some Cambodia market insights from our independent panel of judges.

Nowadays, we spend most of our time isolating indoors and this outbreak has opened our eyes as to how crucial proper ventilation and clean air is in order to have a healthy home or a healthy workspace. To give us more insight into the air that we breathe, we spoke to air quality expert, the CEO and co-Founder of uHoo, Dustin Jefferson Onghanseng.

Ovy Sabrina, co-founder and chief operational officer of Rebricks, talks about their company's innovative way of turning Indonesia's rejected plastics into eco-building materials

ESG stands for environmental, social and governance (ESG), three of the central criteria for measuring the sustainability and societal impact of an investment in a company or business. And with more socially conscious investors than ever, it has become vital for any business to do well in their ESG reports. In this episode, Nicola Crosta, founder of Baan Dek Foundation talks about how his nonprofit has spent nearly a decade working with construction companies and developers to help improve worker camp environments in Thailand.

Nick Myers, founder and chief executive officer of RedFox AI, shares recent advancements in voice technology and what the future has in store.

Listen as Duncan Stewart, the founder and CEO of MenuVenu, shares a sustainable delivery solution that would benefit both the Food and Beverage (F&B) industry as well as its consumers

This Earth Day, we invited the co-founder of Ananta Sustainables Savera Weerasinghe to talk about the world's growing plastic problem and how her company has taken a big stride to rid the world of single-use plastics.

To celebrate Women's History Month, the co-founder and director of BuildHer Collective Kribashini Hannon chats with us about the struggles and satisfaction of being a woman leader in construction, and sheds a light on exciting career opportunities for women.

Adam Quek, the general manager and commercial director of KOHLER Kitchen and Bath in Southeast Asia, discusses smart bathroom technology that has paved the way for touch-free toilet experience at home and in commercial centres.

With the entry period for the second annual Indonesia Property Awards now open, we speak to two members of the judging panel about he slowdown in Jakarta, the rise of its luxury residential segment and what the future holds for a city that could potentially house 30 million people by 2025.

With the long-awaited elections in Myanmar over, we speak to Savills Myanmar country manager Richard Emerson about how this historic event will impact Myanmar’s fledging business community, the reaction on the ground and how the real estate industry can continue to grown under the leadership of a party with little to no government experience.

The 'father of Lan Kwai Fong', celebrated entrepreneur and luxury property developer, Zeman is rarely short of appellations. We recently caught up with him to discuss the state of Hong Kong's market a year on from the Occupy movement, why Thailand remains one of the region's most desirable destinations and what he would've done differently if he were to get another shot at developing Lan Kwai Fong.

In the latest Property Report podcast, associate editor Richard Allan Aquino spoke with Elsa Tian, associate director of international projects marketing at Knight Frank China. Tian, who has lived in Shanghai for a number of years, discussed where and why affluent Chinese investors are currently investing in properties outside of Mainland China. She also shared her thoughts on Chinese residential real estate investment trends in the last five years, as well as some general projections for the future.

Property Report recently attended the launch of Nikki Beach Club Phuket and caught up with Chris Comer, CEO of project developer Castlewood Group, to discuss the company's collaboration with the renowned brand and its hotel investment scheme.

This week, Property Report spoke with Israeli-Canadian “starchitect” Moshe Safdie of Safdie Architects. Safdie illustrates his vision and discusses how his contemporary designs have achieved the goal of ‘humanising the mega-scale’ especially in the world’s most densely-populated urban areas.

This week, Property Report attended the Fenn Young Designers Awards in Bangkok. Established in 2008 by Fenn Designers, with the aim to assist and develop young designers and foster a forum for creative minds, the awards welcomes applicants aged between 18 and 33 from around the world. We sat down with Fenn Designers' creative design director Dr Chafia Ferhat to discuss this year's theme, some of the most noteworthy submissions and the response from Thailand's budding architects and designers.

How to define luxury in Thai real estate by Property Report

This week we spoke with Marc Townsend, managing director of CBRE Vietnam. Townsend, who has been based in the country for 11 years, discussed the gradual restoration of market confidence, investment treads over the last 12 months and the upcoming implementation of a new milestone foreign ownership law.

Sonu Shivdasani on Soneva, Thai politics and the SLOW LIFE philosophy by Property Report

Deputy editor Liam Barnes this week spoke with James Harvey, who recently joined Savills Japan as its new head of international residential sales. Harvey, who has been based in Japan for more than a decade, discusses, amongst other things, Tokyo's emergence as one of the region's most attractive residential markets, the pros and cons of the pending consumption tax and the impact hosting the 2020 Olympics is set to have on the city.