Australia’s largest owner and operator of student housing is about to move up a grade with Scape announcing today that it has formed a fresh A$1 billion ($658 million) joint venture with the Netherlands’ APG Asset Management and Canadian pension… Read More>>
APG Launches Infrastructure Investment Partnership with Japan’s GPIF
Dutch pension fund manager APG Asset Management is teaming up with Japan’s GPIF to pursue opportunities to invest in infrastructure in developed markets, as capital from Asia’s second largest economy continues to play a bigger role on the global stage.
Singapore’s Keppel Tallies $1.7B Raised for Greener Cities With APAC Fund Closing
Keppel Ltd has found some like-minded investors ready to bet that making the built environment more sustainable can also boost profits, with the Singaporean group announcing on Monday that it has brought its green urban renewal strategy to $1.7 billion… Read More>>
Singapore’s Cambridge RE Buys Second Aussie Education Property in Three Months
Singapore fund manager Cambridge RE Partners has made its second purchase of an Australian educational property in three months with its acquisition of a 592-bed property near Sydney, according to an announcement by the firm.
On behalf of its Cambridge… Read More>>
Embassy REIT to Buy $152M Chennai Business Park and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
India’s booming office park sector leads Mingtiandi’s headline roundup today with Embassy REIT planning to buy a Chennai property from its sponsor, Embassy Group. Also in the news, one of the mainland’s biggest banks has filed a wind-up petition against… Read More>>
Singapore’s Keppel REIT Buys Half-Stake in Sydney Office Tower From Mirvac for $237M
Singapore-listed Keppel REIT is paying A$363.8 million ($237.09 million) to acquire a 50 percent stake in an office tower in central Sydney from a fund managed by Mirvac, confirming an earlier account by Mingtiandi.
The REIT’s manager announced on Monday… Read More>>
Singapore Private Home Price Growth Slows to 1.5% as Q1 Sales Dive
Singapore’s price index for private residential properties slowed to 1.5 percent growth in the first quarter of 2024 from a 2.8 percent rise in the previous three months, according to the Urban Redevelopment Authority’s flash estimates.
A 20 percent quarterly… Read More>>
State Support Yet to Revive Buyer Demand as China Home Sales Slump 48% in Q1
China’s housing crisis showed no signs of abating in the first three months of the year, as the value of new home sales by the country’s largest property developers slumped to roughly half the figure from a year earlier.
In… Read More>>
Hong Kong Hotels Neared Pre-COVID Levels With 93.4% Holiday Occupancy
Hong Kong hotels achieved an average room occupancy rate of 93.4 percent during February’s eight-day Chinese New Year holiday, just 0.4 points below the rate recorded during the same period in 2019 before the COVID-19 pandemic, according to CBRE.
The… Read More>>
ADIA Joins Kotak in India Residential JV and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority leads Mingtiandi’s first headline roundup of April with news that it is tying up with Kotak for its first residential investment in India. Also making the list, Singapore-listed Digital Core REIT acquires a further 10… Read More>>