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Featured Stories
CapitaLand Reaches $391M First Close on Value-Add Office Fund
CapitaLand has reached a $391 million first close on its first ever discretionary equity investment fund, according to … Read More>>
Sponsored Features
Taking Co-Living to New Heights in Shanghai
When creating their first co-living project, Cohost West Bund, the team at Cohost knew that it was critical to stand out … Read More>>
International Real Estate Investment Firm Finds a New Name, and Profit, In Helping Asia Go Green
Asian cities are expected to attract more than $20 trillion in investment in environmental improvements by 2030, … Read More>>
Breaking News
Perennial and SPH Sell Singapore Mall to Mitsubishi-CLSA Fund in S$520M Deal
Singapore’s Perennial Real Estate Holdings and a consortium of investors including Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) have agreed to sell a retail complex in the city’s Chinatown precinct for S$520 million ($383.28 million), the listed companies announced on Monday.
Under the… Read More>>
JLL and C&W Lead Asia Brokerage Wins with Over S$900M in Singapore Deals Mingtiandi Broker Battle
A set of Singapore deals lead Mingtiandi’s list of noteworthy brokerage milestones this week with JLL assisting in the disposal of the Chinatown Point Mall on New Bridge Road and Cushman & Wakefield facilitating the sale of a pair of… Read More>>
Asia Real Estate People in the News 2019-04-22
Fund managers, government officials and property brokers from around Asia have all found new roles this month, and earned themselves a spot in Mingtiandi’s roundup of personnel changes around the region. We lead off new senior executives at a listed… Read More>>
CapitaLand Reaches $391M First Close on Value-Add Office Fund
CapitaLand has reached a $391 million first close on its first ever discretionary equity investment fund, according to an announcement today by the Singaporean real estate giant.
The CapitaLand Asia Partners I (CAP I) fund, is dedicated to value-add office… Read More>>
Goldin Buys Kai Tak Stake From Chairman and More Hong Kong Real Estate Headlines
Working on a short week Hong Kong’s real estate investors and operators still managed to complete a number of high profile investment and leasing deals before the Easter holiday, including major transactions in the Kai Tak area. The largest deal… Read More>>
CDL, Alpha JV Selling Singapore Office Blocks in S$395M Deal
City Developments Ltd (CDL) and Alpha Investment Partners have agreed to sell a suburban office project in Singapore at a reported S$395 million ($291.5 million) valuation, marking the second divestment from a joint venture between the listed developer and the… Read More>>
GIC, COFCO Said Piloting Mainland REIT and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
The launch of India’s first REIT last month may have served as a wake up call for Chinese regulators, who have been millimetring toward listed property trusts for more than a decade, but now seem ready to launch a pilot… Read More>>
Singapore’s SPH Spends £133.7M on 4th Purchase of UK Student Housing in 8 Months
Singapore Press Holdings (SPH), has acquired £133.7 million ($175.3 million) worth of student housing assets in the UK, allowing the publisher turned property developer to increase its portfolio of UK university accommodation by 1,243 beds to 5,059, the company announced… Read More>>
Real Estate Finance
CapitaLand Reaches $391M First Close on Value-Add Office Fund
CapitaLand has reached a $391 million first close on its first ever discretionary equity investment fund, according to an announcement today by the … Read More>>
CDL, Alpha JV Selling Singapore Office Blocks in S$395M Deal
City Developments Ltd (CDL) and Alpha Investment Partners have agreed to sell a suburban office project in Singapore at a reported S$395 million … Read More>>
HNA’s CWT International Defaults on HK$1.4B Loan
CWT International (CWTI), a unit of Chinese conglomerate HNA Group announced on Tuesday that it had defaulted on a HK$1.4 billion ($179 million) loan … Read More>>
Shanghai
Taking Co-Living to New Heights in Shanghai
When creating their first co-living project, Cohost West Bund, the team at Cohost knew that it was critical to stand out … Read More>>
Burberry Shuts Shanghai Flagship Store in Global Retrenchment
Burberry closed the doors to its flagship store in Shanghai on March 31st, according to local media accounts, as the … Read More>>
Brookfield Buys Shanghai Complex From Greenland for RMB 10.6B
Canada’s Brookfield Asset Management has agreed to purchase a commercial property project in Shanghai’s South Bund area … Read More>>
Singapore
Perennial and SPH Sell Singapore Mall to Mitsubishi-CLSA Fund in S$520M Deal
Singapore’s Perennial Real Estate Holdings and a consortium of investors including Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) have … Read More>>
CDL, Alpha JV Selling Singapore Office Blocks in S$395M Deal
City Developments Ltd (CDL) and Alpha Investment Partners have agreed to sell a suburban office project in Singapore at … Read More>>
Singapore’s SPH Spends £133.7M on 4th Purchase of UK Student Housing in 8 Months
Singapore Press Holdings (SPH), has acquired £133.7 million ($175.3 million) worth of student housing assets in the UK, … Read More>>
Projects
Goldin’s Pan Sutong Sells Kowloon Bay Project for HK$5B
Pan Sutong, chairman of Hong Kong's Goldin Group, and the city's 16th richest man, has sold a commercial site in the Kowloon Bay area for an estimated … Read More>>
CR Land, Sunac Spend Combined RMB 5B on Jiangsu Sites and More China Project News
Eastern China’s Yangtze River Delta has taken a starring role in April land purchases by mainland developers, with China Resources Land, Sunac, … Read More>>
Sequoia-Backed Hmlet Co-Living to Roll Out 150 Room Singapore Location
Singapore-based co-living startup Hmlet has secured its biggest location to date, according to a statement today by the company, taking on a former … Read More>>
Retail
Perennial and SPH Sell Singapore Mall to Mitsubishi-CLSA Fund in S$520M Deal
Singapore’s Perennial Real Estate Holdings and a consortium of investors including Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) have agreed to sell a retail complex … Read More>>
Jardine-Backed Yonghui Buys Controlling Stake in Wuhan Retailer for RMB 559M
Jardine Matheson-backed Yonghui Superstores is to become the controlling shareholder in central China regional supermarket chain Zhongbai Holdings … Read More>>
Burberry Shuts Shanghai Flagship Store in Global Retrenchment
Burberry closed the doors to its flagship store in Shanghai on March 31st, according to local media accounts, as the brand that made trench coats … Read More>>
Asia Outbound
Singapore’s SPH Spends £133.7M on 4th Purchase of UK Student Housing in 8 Months
Singapore Press Holdings (SPH), has acquired £133.7 million ($175.3 million) worth of student housing assets in the UK, allowing the publisher turned … Read More>>
GIC Takes 25% Stake in €2B European Hotel Group CitizenM
Singaporean sovereign wealth fund GIC announced last week that it had secured a 25 percent stake in the €2 billion ($2.25 billion) European hotel … Read More>>
Blackstone Buys Vancouver’s Bentall Centre From Anbang
Blackstone has teamed up with Los Angeles-based Hudson Pacific Properties to acquire the Bentall Centre in Vancouver from Anbang Insurance, a deal … Read More>>
Hong Kong
New HK Office Leases Drop 30% in March and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
China’s first quarter surge of liquidity is already helping to boost mainland home prices, but relief may not yet have … Read More>>
Buyer of HK$9.95B Henderson Project in Hong Kong Arrested for “Mafia” Practices
China Create Capital Ltd burst into the headlines early last year when the little-known investment firm purchased a Hong … Read More>>
Troubled Mainland Investor Sells Wan Chai Office Floors for HK$1.8B in Liquidation Sale
Troubled investors from mainland China continue to generate activity in Hong Kong’s real estate market, with a set of … Read More>>
Co-Working & Flexible Office
Regus Parent IWG Sells Japan Business for £320M in Shift to Franchise Model
IWG, the parent company for Regus has agreed to sell its Japanese business for £320 million ($446 million) as the … Read More>>
Chinachem Sues Kr Space for HK$500M After HK Co-Working Lease Collapse
Hong Kong-listed Chinachem is suing Kr Space for HK$500 million ($63.8 million) accusing the mainland co-working space … Read More>>
Philippine Co-Working Startup Wins Backing From CIMB-Mitsubishi Fund
Filipino co-working operator KMC has won fresh financial backing from a Malaysian-Japanese investment fund, according to … Read More>>
Research & Policy
Tahoe Exec Linked to Gangster Buyer of Hong Kong Tower Detained in Shenzhen
A senior executive of Fuzhou-based property developer Tahoe Group is said to have been detained since last week for reasons suspected to be linked to … Read More>>
NDRC Rules Out Hukou Restrictions in Small Cities and More China Policy News
Editor’s note: This article provides a round up of recent regulatory moves in mainland China, along with insights into the impact that these new … Read More>>
Developers Defy Commercial Home Sales Ban and More China Policy News
Editor’s note: This article provides a round up of recent regulatory moves in mainland China, along with insights into the impact that these new … Read More>>
Design & Construction
Shimao Picks AS+GG as Architects for China’s Tallest Building
Developer Shimao Property Holdings has chosen a designer for its planned 700 metre (2,296 foot) tall tower in Shenzhen’s Longgang district, with … Read More>>
KPF’s Lotte World Tower in Seoul Wins Super Skyscraper Title
The cloud-breaching Lotte World Tower in Seoul has been recognized as the best new skyscraper in the world, beating out Zaha Hadid Architects' … Read More>>
Guizhou Gets on China’s Design Map With World’s Tallest Waterfall Building
A Chinese developer has decided to fit a waterfall outside a new skyscraper in the country’s southwestern province of Guizhou to the amusement of … Read More>>
