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Taiwanese Billionaire Buys Hotel, Retail Complex on Australia’s Gold Coast for $250M
Taiwanese billionaire Lin Chen-hai has purchased the Paradise Centre and Novotel Surfers Paradise on Queensland’s Gold … Read More>>
Frasers Selling Brisbane BTR Project to Barings-Aware Platform for Reported $202M
Singapore’s Frasers Property has agreed to sell a nearly completed build-to-rent project in Brisbane to a vehicle set up … 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
CPPIB Doubles Down on Australia Data Centres with $55M Investment in NextDC
Already a major investor in AirTrunk, Canada’s largest pension fund manager has upped its bets on digital infrastructure in Australia through an A$76 million ($55 million) investment in Brisbane-based … Read more>>
APAC Real Estate People in the News 2026-05-04
A leadership change at Vanke's largest shareholder, departures from LaSalle Investment Management and Australian Retirement Trust, and a family succession at a Hong Kong-listed investment holding … Read more>>
Taiwanese Billionaire Buys Hotel, Retail Complex on Australia’s Gold Coast for $250M
Taiwanese billionaire Lin Chen-hai has purchased the Paradise Centre and Novotel Surfers Paradise on Queensland’s Gold Coast from Abu Dhabi Investment Corp and Challenger Life for $346.5 million ($250 … Read more>>
Frasers Selling Brisbane BTR Project to Barings-Aware Platform for Reported $202M
Singapore’s Frasers Property has agreed to sell a nearly completed build-to-rent project in Brisbane to a vehicle set up by US investment manager Barings and Australia’s third-biggest superannuation … Read more>>
Japan Hospitality Surge Continues with Sapporo Buy and More APAC Real Estate Headlines
A hotel deal in Japan’s northern island leads today’s headline roundup on Mingtiandi as fund managers bet on travel in Asia’s second largest economy. Also making the list today are predictions of a … Read more>>
Samty Launches Second Japan Hotel Fund, Grows Multi-Family Portfolio With $140M Buy
Samty Holdings has launched a second Japan-focused hotel fund and expanded its multi-family investment vehicle, marking fresh capital deployment less than two years after the developer was taken … Read more>>
CapitaLand Investment Q1 Fee Income Climbs 10% as Fundraising Hits $2B
Singapore's CapitaLand Investment grew its first-quarter fee-related revenue by 10 percent year-on-year to S$310 million, supported by growth in its listed funds platform, and raised S$2.5 billion ($2 … Read more>>
PAG Targets $13B Japan Real Estate, Private Equity Push and More APAC Real Estate Headlines
In today's review of real estate news from around the region, PAG doubles its Japan investment target to $12.5 billion as Princeton Digital Group adds 240 megawatts of hyperscale capacity in Greater … Read more>>
Real Estate Finance
Taiwanese Billionaire Buys Hotel, Retail Complex on Australia’s Gold Coast for $250M
Taiwanese billionaire Lin Chen-hai has purchased the Paradise Centre and Novotel Surfers Paradise on Queensland’s Gold … Read More>>
Frasers Selling Brisbane BTR Project to Barings-Aware Platform for Reported $202M
Singapore’s Frasers Property has agreed to sell a nearly completed build-to-rent project in Brisbane to a vehicle set up … Read More>>
Samty Launches Second Japan Hotel Fund, Grows Multi-Family Portfolio With $140M Buy
Samty Holdings has launched a second Japan-focused hotel fund and expanded its multi-family investment vehicle, marking … Read More>>
Singapore
Singapore’s CapitaLand Investment Wins $1.9B Income Insurance Real Estate Mandate
CapitaLand Investment has won a S$2.4 billion ($1.9 billion) mandate to manage Income Insurance’s real estate portfolio … Read More>>
Keppel Selling East Coast Mall to Fund Backed by Indonesian Tycoon for $292M
Keppel Ltd has agreed to sell a shopping mall in Singapore's Katong area to an investment manager backed by a wealthy … Read More>>
TE Capital in Talks to Buy Suburban Singapore Mall From Frasers REIT for $369M
TE Capital Partners is in talks to acquire the White Sands mall in Singapore’s Pasir Ris area from Frasers Centrepoint … Read More>>
Shanghai
LaSalle Sells Stakes in Two Shanghai Multi-Family Assets to China Life Fund
LaSalle Investment Management has sold stakes in two Shanghai multi-family assets to a vehicle managed by China Life … Read More>>
ESR Launches $235M China Income Fund Targeting Shanghai, Suzhou Assets
ESR has launched an onshore income fund with total investment capacity of RMB 1.6 billion ($235 million), targeting … Read More>>
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>>
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
Link REIT Weighs Sale of Morgan Stanley Europe HQ in London’s Canary Wharf
Hong Kong’s Link REIT is exploring the sale of 25 Cabot Square in London’s Canary Wharf financial district, as Asia’s … Read More>>
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>>
Data Centres
CPPIB Doubles Down on Australia Data Centres with $55M Investment in NextDC
Already a major investor in AirTrunk, Canada’s largest pension fund manager has upped its bets on digital infrastructure … Read More>>
Microsoft to Invest $18B in Australian Data Centres, AI Infrastructure
Microsoft is making its biggest investment yet in Australia, with the tech company saying on Thursday that it plans to … Read More>>
AirTrunk Expands into India with Purchase of Blackstone’s Lumina CloudInfra
Blackstone’s AirTrunk has entered India with the acquisition of Lumina CloudInfra for an undisclosed price, marking the … Read More>>
Japan
Samty Launches Second Japan Hotel Fund, Grows Multi-Family Portfolio With $140M Buy
Samty Holdings has launched a second Japan-focused hotel fund and expanded its multi-family investment vehicle, marking … Read More>>
M&G Buys Six Tokyo Residential Assets for $126M as Living Strategy Expands
M&G Real Estate has acquired six residential assets in Tokyo for JPY 19.4 billion ($126 million), upping its … Read More>>
ESR Sells Majority Stakes in Two Yokohama Warehouses to TPG
ESR has sold majority stakes in two Yokohama logistics properties to TPG, extending a run of disposals as the warehouse … Read More>>
Hong Kong
Receivers Marketing LVGEM’s Neo Office Tower in Kowloon East
Receivers have put a Kowloon East office tower on the market, appointing agents to seek a buyer for a waterfront … Read More>>
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>>
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
JPMorgan Predicts Shanghai Rebound as Mainland Housing Crisis Seen Ebbing
JPMorgan Chase & Co expects home prices in China’s four largest cities to stabilise in 2026, with Shanghai set to … 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>>