Research sources
Main sources we check every week. Each record, figure and rule on the site also links to its own source.
- SGX Living Sector Primer 2025
- Knight Frank research
- Business Times
- Cushman & Wakefield SG insights
- The Ascott Limited newsroom (serviced apartments, co-living)
- Frasers Hospitality newsroom (serviced apartments, aparthotels)
- Savills Vietnam market reports (serviced apartments)
- Serviced Apartment News
- DASL / Knight Frank dormitory reports (Singapore worker dormitories)
- Ministry of Manpower, Singapore: dormitory rules (FEDA, DTS)
- Centurion Corporation: workers accommodation
- JTKSM (Malaysia Labour Department): Act 446 and annual reports
- HDB: rental of bedroom terms
- Basic Housing Units Office, Hong Kong
- Thailand: Dormitory Act B.E. 2558 (MSDHS)
- Thailand DCY licensed-dormitory open data
- Vietnam: Directive 19/CT-TTg on fire safety in mini apartments
- Philippine Information Agency: rent-control updates
- DDTC News: Indonesian kos tax (PBJT)
- Korea National Fire Agency via korea.kr
- Japan MLIT: shared rental rooms as dormitories
- Tranco top-sites list (site traffic ranks)