Cushman & Wakefield, the globe-straddling property brokerage and services giant, on June 20th filed for an initial … Read More>>
Featured Stories
Blackstone, Embassy Prepare for $1B IPO of India’s First REIT
Private equity giant Blackstone and Bangalore’s Embassy Group are getting ready to list India's first real estate … Read More>>
Sponsored Features
Why Investors are Taking Note of Japan’s Tourism Boom in the Run-Up to Tokyo 2020
With tourism in Japan booming and the 2020 Olympic Games on the horizon, investors have been taking a closer look at the … Read More>>
Why South Korea is Set for a Logistics Boom
International investors are turning their attention to South Korean logistics as the country’s significant e-commerce … Read More>>
Breaking News
IHG to Add 300 China Hotels Within Five Years and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
China’s 1.3 billion people need more places to stay as they increasingly hit the road and a plan by the parent company of Holiday Inn hotels to build 300 new hotels to house these mainland travellers leads today’s real estate… Read More>>
Cushman & Wakefield Files for Potential $1B IPO
Cushman & Wakefield, the globe-straddling property brokerage and services giant, on June 20th filed for an initial public offering (IPO) with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, which could value the company at over $5 billion, according to sources cited… Read More>>
Philip Levinson to Step Down as CEO of Cromwell EREIT Management
Philip Levinson will be stepping down as CEO of Cromwell EREIT Management, less than a year after taking the helm at the manager of Singapore-listed Cromwell European Real Estate Investment Trust.
The REIT manager announced that Levinson will resign on… Read More>>
Benoy Names New Director for Hong Kong Studio
Global design firm Benoy has promoted Teri Tsang, an eleven-year veteran of their team, to Director in their Hong Kong studio. The new role comes after Tsang led design teams for some of the company’s biggest projects in Hong Kong,… Read More>>
NE China Property Booms as North Korea Thaws and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
At the top of Asia’s property news today, the diplomatic outcome of the recent US-North Korean summit in Singapore has yet to be measured, but political event is already paying big dividends for Chinese property owners near the North Korean… Read More>>
Blackstone, Embassy Prepare for $1B IPO of India’s First REIT
Private equity giant Blackstone and Bangalore’s Embassy Group are getting ready to list India’s first real estate investment trust as they target a $1 billion September IPO for a joint venture business park porfolio.
The New York-based investment group and… Read More>>
LaSalle Takes $1.2B Asia Fund to Disneyland for Tokyo-Area Hotel Buy
LaSalle’s latest Asia opportunity fund has acquired a hotel near Tokyo Disneyland. The real estate investment group announced the investment in the 216 room, eight-storey asset as an opportunity to profit from a Japanese tourism boom as inbound traveller numbers… Read More>>
Dr M Takes Aim at Country Garden Johor Project and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
Pushback against a mainland-led investment boom plays into a number of stories dominating Asia’s real estate markets today, as decision-makers in Malaysia, Australia and New Zealand struggle to manage an influx of Chinese capital into their housing and commercial markets…. Read More>>
Real Estate Finance
Cushman & Wakefield Files for Potential $1B IPO
Cushman & Wakefield, the globe-straddling property brokerage and services giant, on June 20th filed for an initial public offering (IPO) with the … Read More>>
Blackstone, Embassy Prepare for $1B IPO of India’s First REIT
Private equity giant Blackstone and Bangalore’s Embassy Group are getting ready to list India's first real estate investment trust as they target a $1 … Read More>>
LaSalle Takes $1.2B Asia Fund to Disneyland for Tokyo-Area Hotel Buy
LaSalle’s latest Asia opportunity fund has acquired a hotel near Tokyo Disneyland. The real estate investment group announced the investment in the … Read More>>
Shanghai
InfraRed NF Adds Former Phoenix, Ping An Directors to Shanghai Team
Hong Kong-based real estate investment manager InfraRed NF has brought on board a pair of new investment directors to … Read More>>
Warburg Pincus-Backed Nova, Sunac Buying Shanghai Square Mall for RMB 1.9B
Less than three months after announcing a RMB 20 billion fund to redevelop commercial properties in China's first tier … Read More>>
Hongkong Land, Shui On Said Vying For RMB 13.6B Site Near Shanghai’s Xintiandi
One of the highest profile early entrants to the Shanghai property market is facing off against the biggest landlord in … Read More>>
Singapore
Shun Tak Ventures Into Singapore Residential With $444M Dual Site Buy
Casino tycoon Stanley Ho’s Shun Tak Holdings has paid S$593.5 million ($444 million) for a pair of luxury residential … Read More>>
Korea’s NPS Awards $550M in Real Estate Mandates and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
Some good news for owners of large scale real estate assets leads today’s headlines in Asia, as one of the region’s … Read More>>
Blackstone Sells Singapore Residential Project to Far East Consortium For $147M
Hong Kong-listed developer Far East Consortium (FEC) is making another move to bolster its portfolio in Singapore, … Read More>>
Projects
Shun Tak Ventures Into Singapore Residential With $444M Dual Site Buy
Casino tycoon Stanley Ho’s Shun Tak Holdings has paid S$593.5 million ($444 million) for a pair of luxury residential plots near Singapore’s Orchard … Read More>>
Redevelopment of CK Asset’s Hutchison House in HK Could Bring $4B Valuation
CK Asset Holdings is said to be planning the redevelopment of Hutchison House in Hong Kong’s Central district, an effort that could quadruple the … Read More>>
Blackstone Sells Singapore Residential Project to Far East Consortium For $147M
Hong Kong-listed developer Far East Consortium (FEC) is making another move to bolster its portfolio in Singapore, buying a freehold residential … Read More>>
Retail
Warburg Pincus-Backed Nova, Sunac Buying Shanghai Square Mall for RMB 1.9B
Less than three months after announcing a RMB 20 billion fund to redevelop commercial properties in China's first tier cities, Warburg Pincus-backed … Read More>>
Wanda and Tencent Reboot Retail Partnership With Smart Mall JV
Chinese Internet giant Tencent is making a second attempt to help Dalian Wanda Group take its shopping mall empire online, as the maker of China’s … Read More>>
JD.com Aims to Open 500 High Tech Supermarkets in Five Years
The brick and mortar competition among China’s tech giants continues to heat up with JD.com announcing earlier this week that it would open 500 of its … Read More>>
Asia Outbound
Singapore’s Ho Bee Land Buys London Office Block for £650M
Singapore's Ho Bee Land has agreed to acquire a property in London that increases its already sizeable holdings in the European financial capital by … Read More>>
Ascendas Hospitality Trust Grabs Trio of Osaka Hotels for $102M
Singapore-listed Ascendas Hospitality Trust has struck a deal to buy three newly-built hotels in Osaka for a total price of about 11.24 billion yen … Read More>>
Victor Li Buys UBS London Headquarters From GIC, British Land For $1.3B
Just one month after taking over from his father Li Ka-shing, Victor Li has signed his first high profile deal for CK Asset, snapping up the UBS … Read More>>
Hong Kong
Benoy Names New Director for Hong Kong Studio
Global design firm Benoy has promoted Teri Tsang, an eleven-year veteran of their team, to Director in their Hong Kong … Read More>>
Swire Properties Sells HK Office Towers to Mainland Tycoon for HK$15B
Swire Properties has agreed to sell a pair of office buildings in Hong Kong’s Quarry Bay area to a little-known mainland … Read More>>
InfraRed NF Adds Former Phoenix, Ping An Directors to Shanghai Team
Hong Kong-based real estate investment manager InfraRed NF has brought on board a pair of new investment directors to … Read More>>
Co-Working & Flexible Office
Sino-Ocean, Huarong Rongde Lead $78M Bet on Co-Working Startup Nashwork
Sino-Ocean Capital and Huarong Rongde Asset Management have become the latest Chinese investors to bet on co-working, … Read More>>
SG Co-Working Operator The Great Room Leases First HK Space in Swire’s One Taikoo Place
High-end Singaporean co-working provider The Great Room is venturing into Hong Kong for the first time by leasing a full … Read More>>
Softbank Leads $20M in Funding for Indonesian Co-Working Provider’s SE Asia Expansion
Indonesia's largest co-working operator, EV Hive, has bagged $20 million in fresh funding from a roster of investors … Read More>>
Research & Policy
CapitaLand Leads Asia’s Real Estate Fund Managers as AUM for Top Players Rise 35%
CapitaLand again led an annual ranking of Asia Pacific's largest property fund managers, as the Singapore firm built a war chest of $61.3 billion of … Read More>>
$3B Investment Wave Expected to Drive Proptech Innovation in Asia
At a time when more than 300 million Chinese have used online food delivery and some 10 percent of the mainland population have signed up for … Read More>>
Shanghai Existing Home Sales Fell 22% in April Amid Credit Clampdown
Sales of existing homes in Shanghai fell by almost one-fourth last month as the Chinese government continues to clamp down on sales of pricey housing … Read More>>
Design & Construction
Benoy to Design COFCO’s 300,000 SQM Suzhou Complex
Architecture firm Benoy has won an international competition to design a 300,000 square metre, mixed-use project in the eastern Chinese city of Suzhou … Read More>>
KPF-Led Group Wins Bid to Design Changi Airport Terminal Five in SG
Global architecture firms Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF) and Heatherwick Studio have won a bid to design the next major extension for Singapore's … Read More>>
Benoy Wins Design and Masterplanning for AI Park in Shanghai
Global design firm Benoy has won a competition to serve as masterplanner and architect for a 367,000 square metre research and commercial hub near the … Read More>>
