Being property specialists in Macau, Ambiente team members are often called upon for a comment or opinion relating to what is happening in and around the property scene here.
The Macau Closer magazine has an opinion column, ‘In Residence’, which Ambiente managing director Suzanne Watkinson writes each month. Some of these opinions are featured here. We also intend to include thoughts or comments from other publications that we feel would be of interest to our readers.
Christmas with Covid
Christmas with Covid … It has almost a jolly ring to it, as if a favourite uncle is visiting for the holidays, a merry time is planned round the dinner table, roast turkey with all the trimmings, laughing at the silly cracker jokes. But no. For many around the world Christmas this year will be […]
Blink and you’ve missed it
In late August this year the much anticipated, long-awaited sale opened of Shun Tak’s brand new residential tower on Hengqin Island. 426 apartments were up for grabs. A mix of studios, 1 & 2 bedrooms ranging in size from 475 square feet to 1,345 square feet, gross. Nice. Perfect for a single, just married or […]
The shape of things to come: architecture after the virus
Questions are being posed within the field of architecture these days on what global impact Covid-19 is likely to have on our work and home lives. In many societies around the world one is subjected to socially distanced self-isolation, shops are shuttered, offices are largely abandoned and urban centres are reduced to ghost towns. Will […]
How things have changed!
Over the past 15 years, nothing short of a revolution has taken place in Macau’s property market.
Keep Calm and Carry On!
How Macau is weathering the storm during the coronavirus pandemic
No Place Like Home
Giving the right support to newly arriving expats and locals alike to securing and settling in to new homes is so crucial – and rewarding.
Protests, Politics and Policies
New Housing Reforms in the GBA 2020: How will Macau’s real estate market be impacted?
Bridge over the River Pearl; Experiences of a public transport user
Arriving back from Europe recently, and finding that the last of the only two remaining evening ferries from Hong Kong International Airport to Macau had closed its gates 10 minutes earlier, I decided that I’d give the ‘new bridge’ a try. Quite pleased really to have the opportunity to test things out ahead of bringing […]
The Greater Bay Area – China’s Blueprint for the Region
In June this year, I joined representatives of the Hong Kong, Macau and Guangdong’s British Chambers of Commerce, and other British trade, industry and business associations when they met to discuss the Greater Bay Area Initiative. It was agreed to form an inter-organization working group to collaborate across several areas to promote the opportunities offered […]
