BLOOMBERG Rising home prices in hot housing markets are robbing buyers of a favorite pleasure: looking at pictures of homes they can’t afford. Or at least, that’s one way to read a blog post published by real estate brokerage Redfin. Traditionally, buyers browsing online listings have looked at homes that cost more than they are planning to spend, said Redfin. …

BLOOMBERG The longest losing streak in Singapore residential prices in 17 years may prompt the government to take its foot off the brakes and relax some property curbs this year, the city-state’s second-biggest developer said. Kwek Leng Beng, the billionaire executive chairman of City Developments Ltd., which built luxury condominiums such as the St. Regis Residences near the Orchard Road …

Atlanta / Bloomberg Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. said it will spin off its lodging properties and timeshare business into separate publicly traded companies in a bid to boost shareholder value as the world’s largest hotel operator faces increased competition. About 70 of the company’s 146 owned and leased properties — mainly the U.S. hotels — will be spun off into …