International Insights, Global Perspective

Australia's housing market faces a 'perfect storm' of headwinds: May auction clearance rates plunged to 52% nationally, the lowest since April 2020. Sydney recorded just 49%. With high interest rates, slashed borrowing capacity, consumer gloom, and rising unemployment — how should overseas Chinese investors interpret the inflection point?

Philippines housing sales prices surged 57.6% month-on-month in March 2026, from PHP 8,091/sqm to PHP 12,752/sqm. Remittances hit $2.9 billion, FDI reached $590 million, and GDP grew 0.9% QoQ. AIAIG deep-dives into the strongest housing signal in Southeast Asia.