A heavy influx of immigrants and a trend among young professionals to move out of multi-generational family homes were key drivers behind Singapore's sharp rise in rents and home prices

Average new home prices in 70 major cities fell 0.2% on a month-on-month basis, compared with zero growth in March, according to Reuters calculations

Banks have linked their floating home loan rate to the repo rate of the Reserve Bank of India, which surprised markets on Wednesday by raising rates to contain inflation

Some people will be allowed to work in the zone for up to six months to purchase homes, compared with a full year, the Securities Times said