NextDC has launched a A$2.2 billion ($1.6 billion) capital plan, combining a A$1.5 billion equity raise with an expanded … Read More>>
Featured Stories
La Caisse, Oxford to Lead LP Conversation at Mingtiandi Singapore Forum on 12 May
With the Mingtiandi Singapore Forum just three weeks away, two of the most active institutional investors in Asia … Read More>>
Tang-Owned SingHaiyi Buying Singapore Condo Site for $692M After Tender Drew No Bids
A consortium led by SingHaiyi Group has agreed to acquire an ageing condo complex on Singapore’s Upper East Coast for … Read More>>
Sponsored Features
Australian Logistics Expected to Boom as Global Players Aim $27B in Capital at the Sector
Global investors are sitting on a warchest of A$38 billion ($27 billion) in capital targeting Australian logistics, … Read More>>
APAC Real Estate Is Entering a New Era, Driven by Shrinking Supply: Oxford Economics
Asia-Pacific commercial real estate (CRE) markets are set to benefit from a structurally thinner development pipeline … Read More>>
Australia’s Land Lease Sector Ready to Meet Needs of Seniors and Investors
Like many developed economies, Australia is home to an increasingly ageing population. According to the Australian … Read More>>
Breaking News
Australia’s NextDC Unveils $1.6B Capital Plan as La Caisse Upsizes Commitment
NextDC has launched a A$2.2 billion ($1.6 billion) capital plan, combining a A$1.5 billion equity raise with an expanded hybrid securities offer backed by Canada’s La Caisse, as the Australian data … Read more>>
La Caisse, Oxford to Lead LP Conversation at Mingtiandi Singapore Forum on 12 May
With the Mingtiandi Singapore Forum just three weeks away, two of the most active institutional investors in Asia Pacific real estate have confirmed their participation in a two-person interview that … Read more>>
Tang-Owned SingHaiyi Buying Singapore Condo Site for $692M After Tender Drew No Bids
A consortium led by SingHaiyi Group has agreed to acquire an ageing condo complex on Singapore’s Upper East Coast for S$880 million ($692 million), stepping in after a public tender for collective … Read more>>
Dexus Shelves Plans for $780M Melbourne Tower as Office Market Lags
Australian real estate fund manager Dexus group has put plans for a A$1.1 billion ($780 million) office tower in central Melbourne on the back burner as the war in the Gulf and interest rate hikes at … Read more>>
BGO-Backed China Venture Defaults on BlackRock Loan and More APAC Real Estate Headlines
In today's review of real estate news from around the region, a BlackRock private credit fund records its first Asia default after a Shanghai cold-chain operator fails to repay a $27.5 million loan, … Read more>>
APAC Real Estate People in the News 2026-04-20
The appointment of a new chief executive at one of Australia's largest industry superannuation funds leads this week's look at personnel moves across Asia Pacific's real estate industry, alongside a … Read more>>
CICT Buying Singapore’s Paragon for $3.1B, Selling Asia Square 2 to IOI for $2B
Singapore’s largest commercial REIT has agreed to acquire the Paragon mall and medical complex on Orchard Road for S$3.9 billion ($3.1 billion), according to an announcement by CapitaLand Integrated … Read more>>
Suntec REIT Flags Tang-Owned UBS Singapore HQ as Potential Pipeline Buy
Singapore-listed Suntec REIT’s manager has identified 9 Penang Road, a commercial block in the Orchard Road area owned by its new sponsor, as a potential acquisition target, offering an early signal … Read more>>
Real Estate Finance
CICT Buying Singapore’s Paragon for $3.1B, Selling Asia Square 2 to IOI for $2B
Singapore’s largest commercial REIT has agreed to acquire the Paragon mall and medical complex on Orchard Road for S$3.9 … Read More>>
Suntec REIT Flags Tang-Owned UBS Singapore HQ as Potential Pipeline Buy
Singapore-listed Suntec REIT’s manager has identified 9 Penang Road, a commercial block in the Orchard Road area owned … Read More>>
GPT Beats Target With $438M Closing of Australia Shopping Centre Fund
Australia’s GPT Group has closed an equity raise for its wholesale retail fund at A$610 million ($438 million), … Read More>>
Singapore
Tang-Owned SingHaiyi Buying Singapore Condo Site for $692M After Tender Drew No Bids
A consortium led by SingHaiyi Group has agreed to acquire an ageing condo complex on Singapore’s Upper East Coast for … Read More>>
CICT Buying Singapore’s Paragon for $3.1B, Selling Asia Square 2 to IOI for $2B
Singapore’s largest commercial REIT has agreed to acquire the Paragon mall and medical complex on Orchard Road for S$3.9 … Read More>>
Suntec REIT Flags Tang-Owned UBS Singapore HQ as Potential Pipeline Buy
Singapore-listed Suntec REIT’s manager has identified 9 Penang Road, a commercial block in the Orchard Road area owned … Read More>>
Shanghai
ESR in Talks to Sell Shanghai Office Asset to Bank of East Asia at 39% Off
ESR is negotiating the sale of a slice of a Shanghai office tower for around RMB 1.6 billion ($231 million) as the … Read More>>
CalPERS-Backed Fund Sells Office Tower Near Shanghai’s Xintiandi at 43% Off
One of Shanghai’s most-traded office buildings has changed hands again, with a fund managed by industrial specialist ESR … Read More>>
Fosun Sells Half-Stake in Shanghai’s Andaz Xintiandi Hotel for $5M
There have been numerous reports of declining property values in China, but a transaction late last month may provide … Read More>>
Projects
Tang-Owned SingHaiyi Buying Singapore Condo Site for $692M After Tender Drew No Bids
A consortium led by SingHaiyi Group has agreed to acquire an ageing condo complex on Singapore’s Upper East Coast for … Read More>>
Dexus Shelves Plans for $780M Melbourne Tower as Office Market Lags
Australian real estate fund manager Dexus group has put plans for a A$1.1 billion ($780 million) office tower in central … Read More>>
Receivers Marketing Site of $1.9B Malaysian-Backed Melbourne Project
Receivers have moved to sell the development site for Beulah International’s long-stalled Sth Bnk project in Melbourne’s … Read More>>
Asia Outbound
Far East Consortium Selling London Headquarters Building to AMTD Idea for $24M
Far East Consortium has agreed to sell a central London office block to AMTD Idea for £18 million ($24 million) as an … Read More>>
Singapore’s OUE REIT Adds to Sydney Office Rebound with $252M Salesforce Tower Deal
Sydney’s rebounding office market continues to attract commitments from institutional investors, with Singapore’s OUE … Read More>>
Data Centres
Australia’s NextDC Unveils $1.6B Capital Plan as La Caisse Upsizes Commitment
NextDC has launched a A$2.2 billion ($1.6 billion) capital plan, combining a A$1.5 billion equity raise with an expanded … Read More>>
Digital Edge Buying Johor Data Centre Site for $87M in Malaysia Expansion
Digital Edge has agreed to buy a Johor industrial site for MYR 346.5 million ($87.3 million), marking the … Read More>>
Aussie AI Data Centre Startup Firmus Raises $505M in Coatue-Led Equity Round
Firmus has secured $505 million in equity investment led by US private equity firm Coatue Management, marking a fresh … Read More>>
Japan
Japan’s Mori Building Launches $63M Venture Fund With Spiral Capital
Mori Building has established a JPY 10 billion ($63 million) corporate venture capital fund, part of a broader push by … Read More>>
Invesco Buys 13 Tokyo Multi-Family Assets as Japan Remains Focus Market
Invesco Real Estate has acquired a portfolio of 13 rental residential properties in Tokyo, upping the US investment … Read More>>
Nomura Fund Buys Central Osaka Hotel From Thai-Led JV for $241M
Nomura has acquired the Centara Grand Hotel Osaka for JPY 38.5 billion ($241 million) through a fund vehicle, purchasing … Read More>>
Hong Kong
DBS Buying Hong Kong Office Floors From Shimao Founder Hui Wing Mau for $334M
Hong Kong’s struggling commercial property market continues to offer cut-rate deals for companies ready to buy their own … Read More>>
Shun Tak Director and Casino Heiress Maisy Ho Passes Away at 59
Maisy Ho Chiu-ha, an executive director of Hong Kong conglomerate Shun Tak Holdings and daughter of the late Macau … Read More>>
Six-Fold Hong Kong IPO Increase Seen Boosting Central Office Rents
Hong Kong continued to be the world’s hottest IPO market in the first quarter of this year, with a sixfold increase in … Read More>>
MTD TV
Japan Multi-Family Offers Steady Returns as Market Risks Rise in 2026: MTD TV
Japan’s multi-family sector is cementing its status as a defensive asset class, with resilient income, deep liquidity … Read More>>
Alyssa, Gaw, Samurai and Savills to Explore Japan Residential on MTD TV Tuesday
Japan’s residential market continued to be a top target for investors in 2025 with trades of multi-family assets in the … Read More>>
Australia BTR Gains Ground as Supply Scales Up, Capital Base Broadens: MTD TV
Australia’s build-to-rent sector is moving from concept to execution, with growing operational stock helping to attract … Read More>>
Research & Policy
Six-Fold Hong Kong IPO Increase Seen Boosting Central Office Rents
Hong Kong continued to be the world’s hottest IPO market in the first quarter of this year, with a sixfold increase in … Read More>>
APAC Data Centre Pipeline Hits Record 19.4GW on AI-Driven Demand: C&W
Asia Pacific’s data centre development pipeline reached a record 19.4 gigawatts in 2025 as hyperscale and artificial … Read More>>