The world’s largest institutional investors continue to bet on Japanese rental apartments for their resilient returns, … Read More>>
Featured Stories
Logos Aims for $2.3 Aussie Portfolio After Sydney, Singapore Acquisitions
Logos Property Group is continuing to ramp up its regional portfolio as the ARA Asset Management-backed seeks to add a … Read More>>
Sponsored Features
Colliers’ Global Investor Sentiment Report Anticipates Up to 50% Surge in Investment in 2021
Leading diversified professional services and investment management firm Colliers International has revealed that … Read More>>
Insurtech to Help Address Underinsurance Across Asian Real Estate Assets in 2021
One stunning industry data point from Swiss Re paints a disturbing picture of the challenge and scale of global … Read More>>
Breaking News
Allianz Real Estate Ups Japanese Holdings With $89.5M Tokyo Apartment Buy
The world’s largest institutional investors continue to bet on Japanese rental apartments for their resilient returns, with Allianz Real Estate announcing on Friday that it had entered into an agreement to acquire a portfolio of Tokyo assets for €75 million… Read More>>
Logos Aims for $2.3 Aussie Portfolio After Sydney, Singapore Acquisitions
Logos Property Group is continuing to ramp up its regional portfolio as the ARA Asset Management-backed seeks to add a Blackstone-owned logistics portfolio to recent acquisitions in Sydney and Singapore.
Logos is now among five bidders short-listed in Blackstone’s sale… Read More>>
Ascendas India Trust to Buy Pegatron Factory for $29M and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
In today’s roundup of regional news headlines, Singapore-listed Ascendas India Trust has agreed to buy a Chennai industrial facility set to be leased to a top electronics manufacturer, developer Evergrande envisions a “palace of Versailles” in Hong Kong’s New Territories,… Read More>>
CFLD Default on $530M Bond Highlights Developer Risks From China Credit Crackdown
The impact of China’s crackdown on corporate debt came into clearer view in recent days as a former top 10 mainland developer confirmed last Friday that it was unable to repay holders of $530 million in dollar-denominated bonds that came… Read More>>
Kaisa Ploy to Keep Control of Nam Tai Thwarted by BVI Court
An activist investor has notched a win in its running battle for control of Shenzhen-based developer Nam Tai Property, as a court ruled Wednesday that directors tied to mainland group Kaisa had acted improperly in signing off on a private… Read More>>
Evergrande Courts HK Tycoons for Electric Car Push and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
In our latest roundup of regional news headlines, Evergrande seeks help from deep-pocketed Hong Kong investors to boost its electric car venture, Singapore’s Boustead Projects launches an industrial fund to hold the firm’s real estate assets, and Frasers breaks ground… Read More>>
Hong Kong’s PAG Completes Buyout of Australian Workplace Design Firm Unispace
Australian workplace designer Unispace said Wednesday that it had finalised a transaction with Hong Kong-based private equity firm PAG for the sale of the company.
The deal gives PAG a 100 percent equity stake in the office fit-out specialist, which… Read More>>
Bank of America Files to Dismiss EHT Bankruptcies and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
In today’s roundup of regional news headlines, Bank of America files a motion to dismiss the bankruptcy cases of Eagle Hospitality Trust entities, Singapore’s Perennial Holdings and partners win a bid to develop an HSR-adjacent plot in Hangzhou, and Hong… Read More>>
Real Estate Finance
Allianz Real Estate Ups Japanese Holdings With $89.5M Tokyo Apartment Buy
The world’s largest institutional investors continue to bet on Japanese rental apartments for their resilient returns, with Allianz Real Estate … Read More>>
CFLD Default on $530M Bond Highlights Developer Risks From China Credit Crackdown
The impact of China’s crackdown on corporate debt came into clearer view in recent days as a former top 10 mainland developer confirmed last Friday … Read More>>
Kaisa Ploy to Keep Control of Nam Tai Thwarted by BVI Court
An activist investor has notched a win in its running battle for control of Shenzhen-based developer Nam Tai Property, as a court ruled Wednesday that … Read More>>
Shanghai
Kerry-GIC JV Buys Mixed-Use Site in Shanghai’s Pudong District for $930M
Hong Kong-listed developer Kerry Properties has teamed up with the real estate arm of Singapore sovereign wealth fund … Read More>>
Link REIT Buying Half-Stake in Vanke Shanghai Mall for $429M
Asia’s largest real estate investment trust has returned to its retail roots as Link REIT announced today that it has … Read More>>
Allianz Fund Buys Stake in SG Tower for $477M, Picks Up Shanghai Office Complex
Allianz Real Estate has moved forward with a deal to acquire a half-stake in one of Singapore’s flagship office … Read More>>
Singapore
Logos Aims for $2.3 Aussie Portfolio After Sydney, Singapore Acquisitions
Logos Property Group is continuing to ramp up its regional portfolio as the ARA Asset Management-backed seeks to add a … Read More>>
CDL Acquires Majority Stake in Shenzhen Tech Park to Prop Up Sincere JV
Singapore-listed City Developments Ltd on Monday said it had agreed to acquire an effective 55 percent stake in a … Read More>>
BlackRock Selling Singapore Industrial Asset to AEW for $107M
Singapore real estate assets continue to be in style with the world’s biggest investors with Mingtiandi able to confirm … Read More>>
Projects
Kerry-GIC JV Buys Mixed-Use Site in Shanghai’s Pudong District for $930M
Hong Kong-listed developer Kerry Properties has teamed up with the real estate arm of Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC to purchase a piece of … Read More>>
CDL Acquires Majority Stake in Shenzhen Tech Park to Prop Up Sincere JV
Singapore-listed City Developments Ltd on Monday said it had agreed to acquire an effective 55 percent stake in a Shenzhen technology park in a bid to … Read More>>
Mapletree Announces Plans for First Hong Kong Data Centre After Buying $104M Site
Singapore-based Mapletree Investments on Friday announced that a Hong Kong industrial site which it acquired last month is set to become the latest … Read More>>
Retail
Link REIT Buying Half-Stake in Vanke Shanghai Mall for $429M
Asia’s largest real estate investment trust has returned to its retail roots as Link REIT announced today that it has agreed to buy a half-stake in a … Read More>>
Ingka Centres to Spend $759M Developing India’s First IKEA-Anchored Mall
A sister firm of IKEA is the latest global player to bet big on growth in India after buying a land parcel near Delhi for development into a mall … Read More>>
CapitaLand Sells Japan Malls, Seoul Office for $335M, Unveils Logistics JV With Mitsui
CapitaLand’s shift to a strategy aligned with an increasingly digital economy continues, with the Singaporean developer on Tuesday announcing the … Read More>>
Asia Outbound
Wing Tai, Champion REIT Team with HK Tycoons for $360M London Office Buy
Hongkongers’ love affair with London real estate shows no sign of cooling, as seen by some well-known names banding together to buy a fully leased … Read More>>
Hong Kong’s Tenacity Gets Green Light to Develop 33-Storey London Tower
Hong Kong-based developer Tenacity has received the all-clear to build a 33-storey office tower in the City of London after scaling back an earlier … Read More>>
Ascendas India Trust Buying Amazon-Leased Hyderabad Offices for $70M
Ascendas India Trust on Tuesday announced that it has agreed to purchase an office building in Hyderabad, India leased almost entirely to online giant … Read More>>
Hong Kong
Hong Kong’s Lofter Buys Up 57 Properties to Assemble $142M Kowloon Project
A Hong Kong redevelopment specialist has teamed up with a local private equity firm to buy up 57 Kowloon properties in … Read More>>
IWG Opens in the Quayside in Third Takeover of Hong Kong WeWork Location
For the third time in less than a year, IWG has opened flexible offices under the Signature brand in a Hong Kong space … Read More>>
SilkRoad Buys Hong Kong Cold Chain Asset for $41M
SilkRoad Property Partners has acquired a cold-storage building in Fanling, an industrial area which is becoming a … Read More>>
MTD TV
MTD-TV Value-Add Forum Next Month to Spotlight Opportunities in Asia’s Core Cities
Opportunities to achieve high yields in Asia’s top cities will take centre stage in Mingtiandi’s Value-Add Investment … Read More>>
Logistics Experts Reveal How Tech Is Reshaping Asia’s Distribution Centres
The rise of e-commerce has helped make logistics one of the real estate industry’s hottest sectors and is … Read More>>
Logistics Real Estate Experts Join MTD TV Proptech Forum This Week
Warehouses are rapidly being transformed from simple sheds to multi-purpose fulfilment centres, with developers and … Read More>>
Research & Policy
Hong Kong Office Vacancy Hits 9.3% as Deutsche Bank, AIA Surrender Space
Office vacancy in Hong Kong’s Central commercial district climbed further in January amid a trend of corporate tenants relocating to cheaper office … Read More>>
Japan Deals Jumped 37% as North Asia Led Q4 2020 Investment Rebound
North Asia proved to be the most resilient slice of the Asia Pacific region in the fourth quarter of 2020 as Japan, China and South Korea recorded a … Read More>>
Sydney and Singapore Join World’s Top 10 Data Centre Markets
Sydney and Singapore rank among the world’s premier data centre markets, claiming the third and fifth spots in a top 10 dominated by US cities, … 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>>
