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CapitaLand Selling Pair of Sydney Office Assets to Commercial Trust for $472M
Units of Singapore's CapitaLand group have agreed to sell two office buildings in Sydney to CapitaLand Integrated … Read More>>
Sponsored Features
Vietnam’s Warehouse Sector Transforms Pandemic Challenge into Opportunity
Let’s go back to the end of June 2021, when the ultra-contagious Delta variant triggered a spike in infections in Ho Chi … Read More>>
Technology Tipping Points
Was 2020 a tipping point for proptech? As the real estate sector grows in size and sophistication, property players … Read More>>
Breaking News
Founder of Bain-Backed Chindata Leaves Data Centre Platform One Year After IPO
The world’s hottest real estate asset class has scorched institutional investors including Bain Capital, BlackRock and CPPIB as Chindata Group announced late Friday the departure of founder and chief executive Alex Ju Jing with the Asian data centre platform’s stock… Read More>>
CapitaLand Selling Pair of Sydney Office Assets to Commercial Trust for $472M
Units of Singapore’s CapitaLand group have agreed to sell two office buildings in Sydney to CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust for an agreed property value of A$672 million ($472 million), marking the SGX-listed REIT’s maiden entry into Australia and second overseas… Read More>>
Sunshine 100 Adds to Mainland Developer Default Drama with $179M Bond Fail
Sunshine 100 China Holdings Ltd on Sunday became the latest Chinese developer to default on an overseas bond when the Beijing-based builder failed to repay $170 million of principal and $8.93 million of interest on notes due that day.
The… Read More>>
Asia Real Estate People in the News 2021-12-06
Senior level shifts at Savills Investment Management, KKR and Knight Frank lead Mingtiandi’s roundup of personnel moves from around Asia this week, with the Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group, JLL and Link REIT also announcing promotions and taking on fresh talent.
Billionaire Gordon Tang Leads Successful $474M Bid for Singapore Mixed-Use Project
Companies controlled by mysterious mainland investor Gordon Tang have joined forces with a group of local developers to make a successful offer of S$650 million ($474.6 million) for a mixed-use site up for collective sale in Singapore’s upmarket District 9.
Evergrande, Kaisa, Aoyuan Facing Default Scenarios
Kaisa Group Holdings and China Aoyuan Group joined China Evergrande Group on center stage in China’s defaulting developer drama late this past week as all three Hong Kong-listed builders cautioned that default scenarios loomed.
“In light of the current liquidity… Read More>>
CK Asset Said Selling London UBS HQ to NPS-LaSalle Vehicle for $1.65B
CK Asset Holdings has found a buyer for its 5 Broadgate complex in London, with Bloomberg reporting on Friday that Korea’s NPS has agreed to buy the office asset, which serves as UBS’ London headquarters, for around £1.25 billion ($1.65… Read More>>
CDL Paying Far East Trust $230M for Central Square to Add to Clarke Quay Project
City Developments Ltd (CDL) will acquire the Central Square complex near Clarke Quay from Far East Hospitality Trust for S$315 million ($230 million), according to a statement late Thursday, as part of a plan to redevelop its neighbouring Central Mall… Read More>>
Real Estate Finance
Founder of Bain-Backed Chindata Leaves Data Centre Platform One Year After IPO
The world’s hottest real estate asset class has scorched institutional investors including Bain Capital, BlackRock and CPPIB as Chindata Group … Read More>>
Sunshine 100 Adds to Mainland Developer Default Drama with $179M Bond Fail
Sunshine 100 China Holdings Ltd on Sunday became the latest Chinese developer to default on an overseas bond when the Beijing-based builder failed to … Read More>>
Evergrande, Kaisa, Aoyuan Facing Default Scenarios
Kaisa Group Holdings and China Aoyuan Group joined China Evergrande Group on center stage in China’s defaulting developer drama late this past week as … Read More>>
Shanghai
HKRI Wins Suburban Shanghai Residential Site With $130M Bid
Hong Kong Resorts International has made a successful bid of RMB 830.4 million ($130.3 million) for a residential plot … Read More>>
Tishman Speyer JV Pays $800M for Commercial Site in Shanghai’s Changning District
Tishman Speyer is once again making moves in its favourite Asian megacity, with the US developer today announcing that … Read More>>
Florentia Village Expands in Shanghai, Chengdu in Retail Ramp-Up
China’s international luxury outlet mall pioneer Florentia Village has opened major expansions of its Shanghai and … Read More>>
Singapore
Billionaire Gordon Tang Leads Successful $474M Bid for Singapore Mixed-Use Project
Companies controlled by mysterious mainland investor Gordon Tang have joined forces with a group of local developers to … Read More>>
CDL Paying Far East Trust $230M for Central Square to Add to Clarke Quay Project
City Developments Ltd (CDL) will acquire the Central Square complex near Clarke Quay from Far East Hospitality Trust for … Read More>>
Singapore’s Sun Venture Said Buying London Office Building From WeWork
Singaporean investment firm Sun Venture is reportedly offering to pick up a freehold office building in central London … Read More>>
Projects
Billionaire Gordon Tang Leads Successful $474M Bid for Singapore Mixed-Use Project
Companies controlled by mysterious mainland investor Gordon Tang have joined forces with a group of local developers to make a successful offer of … Read More>>
CDL Paying Far East Trust $230M for Central Square to Add to Clarke Quay Project
City Developments Ltd (CDL) will acquire the Central Square complex near Clarke Quay from Far East Hospitality Trust for S$315 million ($230 million), … Read More>>
HKRI Wins Suburban Shanghai Residential Site With $130M Bid
Hong Kong Resorts International has made a successful bid of RMB 830.4 million ($130.3 million) for a residential plot in Shanghai’s southwestern … Read More>>
Retail
Wanda Applies for Hong Kong IPO with Backing From PAG, Tencent and Ant
Beijing-based Dalian Wanda Group filed papers Thursday to bring its commercial property business back to the Hong Kong stock market, as the developer … Read More>>
Firmus Capital Buys Central Singapore Mall to Bring Opportunity Fund AUM to $148M
A western Singapore mall has become Firmus Capital’s second acquisition in the city-state, boosting the local private equity firm’s newly-launched … Read More>>
Link REIT Buying Guangzhou Mall for $501M
Asia’s largest real estate investment trust has made its second major bet on mainland China retail this year with the RMB 3.2 billion ($501 million) … Read More>>
Asia Outbound
CapitaLand Selling Pair of Sydney Office Assets to Commercial Trust for $472M
Units of Singapore's CapitaLand group have agreed to sell two office buildings in Sydney to CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust for an agreed … Read More>>
CK Asset Said Selling London UBS HQ to NPS-LaSalle Vehicle for $1.65B
CK Asset Holdings has found a buyer for its 5 Broadgate complex in London, with Bloomberg reporting on Friday that Korea’s NPS has agreed to buy the … Read More>>
Keppel REIT Buying Sydney Office Project From Phoenix Property JV for $234M
Singapore-listed Keppel REIT is jumping back into Sydney’s booming office market, with the trust adding a sixth asset to its Australia portfolio for a … Read More>>
Hong Kong
Blackstone Buys Hong Kong Industrial Building for Self-Storage JV
US private equity giant Blackstone on Thursday closed on the purchase of its third Hong Kong industrial building this … Read More>>
Uptick in Hong Kong Office Rents Snaps 28-Month Slump, Apollo Moves to Exchange Square
Average office rents in Hong Kong’s Grade A office market rose 0.2 percent in October from the month before, their first … Read More>>
Hong Kong’s Minibus King Sells Kwun Tong Industrial Building for 35% Off
Hong Kong’s local investors are taking advantage of the city’s accelerating industrial market, with “Minibus King” Ma … Read More>>
MTD TV
Global Capital, COVID-19 Drive Demand for Real Estate Market Information: MTD TV
The growing role of global capital in Asian real estate is reshaping the way the industry operates, as the growing … Read More>>
Forest, ALP, C&W, Yardi See Warehouse Technologies Becoming the Norm: MTD TV
There’s no turning back for warehouse operators after the COVID-19 pandemic propelled adoption of efficiency-boosting … Read More>>
PGIM, Yardi on How Tech Powers Asian Real Estate Innovation: MTD TV
The use of technology to increase efficiency and sustainability is a “no-brainer” solution that enables property … Read More>>
Research & Policy
Uptick in Hong Kong Office Rents Snaps 28-Month Slump, Apollo Moves to Exchange Square
Average office rents in Hong Kong’s Grade A office market rose 0.2 percent in October from the month before, their first increase since rates last … Read More>>
Tokyo Outshines Singapore in ULI APAC Property Investment Poll
Tokyo has emerged as the top Asia Pacific city by property investment prospects in 2022, muscling aside second-place Singapore after the city-state … Read More>>
South Korea Surge Lifts APAC Commercial Property Deals to Record $137.4B in 2021
Investment in Asia Pacific commercial property added $41.9 billion in the third quarter of 2021 to hit a record $137.4 billion for the first nine … Read More>>
Design & Construction
Sun Hung Kai Asks to Redesign West Kowloon Project as Two Taller Towers
Sun Hung Kai Properties is asking to change the design for Hong Kong’s largest commercial site ever with the blue-chip developer hoping to develop two … Read More>>
Swire, CDL and New World Take Home Prizes at ULI APAC Awards
Hong Kong’s Shui On Land, New World Development and Swire Properties, along with Singapore’s City Developments Limited, all came up winners at a real … Read More>>
Korea’s NPS Links Up with SL Green, Hines and KPF on $2.3B NYC Project
Korea’s National Pension Service and US developer Hines have teamed up to buy a 49.5 percent stake in a $2.3 billion New York redevelopment that lead … Read More>>
