Asia’s largest logistics developer and fund manager revealed a major expansion of its European platform this week by … Read More>>
Featured Stories
Hong Kong Aims to Sell HK$40B Central Waterfront Site By Year-End
Despite a tepid investment market, political and economic uncertainty and an ongoing public health crisis, the Hong Kong … Read More>>
Goldin’s HK$18.5B Kowloon HQ Put on the Market by Creditors
The drama around cash-strapped developer Goldin Financial Holdings reached a new high point today as a property agent … Read More>>
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Breaking News
GLP Raises $1.3B for European Logistics Fund
Asia’s largest logistics developer and fund manager revealed a major expansion of its European platform this week by announcing a €1.1 billion ($1.3 billion) first close on a fund spanning nine countries on the continent.
GLP raised the cash for… Read More>>
Amazon to Lease 3 Floors in Singapore’s Asia Square and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
The importance of tech occupiers to Asia’s office landlords was underlined yet again today when Amazon was reported to be taking over three floors in a trophy office tower in Singapore from Citigroup.
Also in the news,… Read More>>
Hong Kong Aims to Sell HK$40B Central Waterfront Site By Year-End
Despite a tepid investment market, political and economic uncertainty and an ongoing public health crisis, the Hong Kong government is moving forward with an attempt to sell a trophy site site fronting the Central business district’s waterfront before the end… Read More>>
Mapletree, MNACT Buy $387M Seoul Tower and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
Some of Singapore’s biggest investors are upping their investments in Korea this week, at the same time that one of mainland China’s largest developer’s has decided to scale back its Australia operation after getting 20 projects started down under, as… Read More>>
Goldin’s HK$18.5B Kowloon HQ Put on the Market by Creditors
The drama around cash-strapped developer Goldin Financial Holdings reached a new high point today as a property agent began marketing the Hong Kong-listed company’s headquarters on behalf of unpaid creditors, according to a statement received by Mingtiandi.
Knight Frank announced… Read More>>
CapitaLand Fund Buying Office Tower Near Singapore’s Tanjong Pagar for S$200M
Singapore’s office market showed signs of life today as a listed company controlled by the family of Indonesian billionaire Tahir is selling an office tower for S$200 million ($145.6 million), according to an announcement to the stock exchange.
MYP Ltd,… Read More>>
Evergrande Gets HKEX Nod for Management Spin Off and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
China Evergrande doesn’t seem to have received the bailout from the Guangdong government that it had been looking for, but the mainland developer got a helping hand from the Hong Kong stock exchange last week when it won permission… Read More>>
Asia Real Estate People in the News 2020-09-28
A pair of Singapore moves lead Mingtiandi’s collection of human resources news this morning, with a reorganised residential brokerage bringing in a new boss and a fast-growing developer switching finance chiefs. In Shenzhen, a cash-strapped brokerage has a government appointee… Read More>>
Real Estate Finance
Goldin’s HK$18.5B Kowloon HQ Put on the Market by Creditors
The drama around cash-strapped developer Goldin Financial Holdings reached a new high point today as a property agent began marketing the Hong … Read More>>
CapitaLand Fund Buying Office Tower Near Singapore’s Tanjong Pagar for S$200M
Singapore’s office market showed signs of life today as a listed company controlled by the family of Indonesian billionaire Tahir is selling an office … Read More>>
Evergrande Denies Pleading for Govt Support to Avoid Collapse
Indebted mainland developer China Evergrande Group was forced to deny reports that it was pleading for a bailout yesterday, after a document … Read More>>
Shanghai
Evergrande Buys Project in Shanghai’s Hongkou District for RMB 2.3B
China Evergrande has added to its project pipeline in Shanghai, with the top mainland developer winning a government … Read More>>
Greystar Announces Second China Project After Buying Jing’an Site
Greystar has acquired a site on Qiujiang Road in Shanghai’s Jing’an district for development under the American … Read More>>
New World Buys Shanghai Commercial Project for RMB 4.1B
New World Development has added a Shanghai project to its mainland commercial portfolio, winning an uncontested land … Read More>>
Singapore
CapitaLand Fund Buying Office Tower Near Singapore’s Tanjong Pagar for S$200M
Singapore’s office market showed signs of life today as a listed company controlled by the family of Indonesian … Read More>>
SLB Development Picks Up Singapore Industrial Site for S$112.5M
Singapore’s light industrial assets continued to find favour with investors last week as a developer listed on the … Read More>>
HNA Chair Barred From Flying Over $5,300 Debt and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
A once high-flying mainland investor has been grounded by the courts after failing to make a $5,300 payment ordered in a … Read More>>
Projects
Hong Kong Aims to Sell HK$40B Central Waterfront Site By Year-End
Despite a tepid investment market, political and economic uncertainty and an ongoing public health crisis, the Hong Kong government is moving forward … Read More>>
Actis Expands Asia Data Centre Deals with $315M Seoul JV
UK fund manager Actis continues to bet on data centres with the announcement today of a joint venture with Korean conglomerate GS Group. The deal … Read More>>
Evergrande Buys Project in Shanghai’s Hongkou District for RMB 2.3B
China Evergrande has added to its project pipeline in Shanghai, with the top mainland developer winning a government land auction of a Hongkou … Read More>>
Retail
Wanda Commercial Revenue Halves in H1, Stays on Course to Open 50 Malls Yearly
Dalian Wanda Group last week said that it is sticking to its plan to open 40 to 50 new plazas each year despite steep declines in revenue and profit … Read More>>
Singapore’s GIC, Charter Hall Investing A$682M for Aussie Convenience Store Stake
Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund has partnered with Australian property group Charter Hall to buy a 49 percent stake in a portfolio of convenience … Read More>>
China Resources-Led Group Buying Hong Kong Supermarket Chain for $300M
China Resources Capital Management, the alternative investments arm of China’s state-owned conglomerate China Resources Holdings, said Thursday it and … Read More>>
Asia Outbound
Ascendas REIT Buys Sydney Office Project From Frasers JV for A$167.2M
Singapore’s Ascendas REIT is picking up an office project in suburban Sydney, marking the second acquisition by an SGX-listed trust in the Macquarie … Read More>>
Keppel REIT Buys Sydney Office Park Asset From Goodman for A$306M
The manager of Singapore’s Keppel REIT announced today that it has agreed to acquire an office building in suburban Sydney for S$306 million ($223 … Read More>>
Pontiac Land JV for Mayo Clinic Hotel Felled by Coronavirus
The Trump administration’s failure to contain the coronavirus has claimed another victim this week, and this one is located in one of America’s most … Read More>>
Hong Kong
Hong Kong Aims to Sell HK$40B Central Waterfront Site By Year-End
Despite a tepid investment market, political and economic uncertainty and an ongoing public health crisis, the Hong Kong … Read More>>
Goldin’s HK$18.5B Kowloon HQ Put on the Market by Creditors
The drama around cash-strapped developer Goldin Financial Holdings reached a new high point today as a property agent … Read More>>
Hong Kong Office Vacancy Rises for 13th Straight Month, Central Now 6% Empty
Hong Kong’s beleaguered Grade A office market continued to face rising vacancies and falling rents in August, although … Read More>>
MTD TV
Mingtiandi MTD TV Series Reached 5,700 Viewers, 62% Director-Level or Above
Mingtiandi concluded its APAC logistics series one week ago, with the inaugural MTD TV video series pulling in more than … Read More>>
MTD TV Panel: Vietnam Logistics Real Estate Gains Favour With Investors in 2020
Warehouse properties in Vietnam have gained fresh appeal with investors across emerging markets in Asia, benefiting … Read More>>
Join Tuesday’s MTD TV Panel on Logistics Real Estate in Emerging APAC Markets
The COVID-19 crisis has disrupted economies across the region this year, but amidst the slowdown, has also laid bare … Read More>>
Research & Policy
Hong Kong Office Vacancy Rises for 13th Straight Month, Central Now 6% Empty
Hong Kong’s beleaguered Grade A office market continued to face rising vacancies and falling rents in August, although the emptying out of Central and … Read More>>
Quickening Home Sales Drove China Property Investment to 16-Month High in August
After a gruesome start to the year, home sales in China continued to climb in August, and the country’s developers are responding by pouring more … Read More>>
56% of APAC Real Estate Fund Managers Aim to Up Japan Exposure
Safe is sexy for real estate investors in Asia Pacific this year, according to the results of a survey released this month, with the region’s most … 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>>
