Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC is said to have successfully won a tender for a prime office building in Perth, … Read More>>
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Gaw Capital Said to Invest in HK$15B Office Deal in Quarry Bay
Four months after buying a pair of Hong Kong office buildings from Swire Properties for HK$15 billion ($2 billion), a … Read More>>
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Breaking News
GIC Said to Buy Perth’s Exchange Tower for A$320M
Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC is said to have successfully won a tender for a prime office building in Perth, Australia, paying more than A$320 million ($228 million) to the building’s existing joint owners AMP Capital and Primewest, according to… Read More>>
Former SHK Chairman Walter Kwok Dies at 68
Walter Kwok, once the chairman of Hong Kong’s largest property developer, Sun Hung Kai, passed away Saturday morning in the city’s Adventist Hospital, according to a report in the South China Morning Post.
The death of Kwok, who inherited part… Read More>>
SMBC, Dufry Sign New Leases in Kowloon’s Hung Hom Area as More Corporates Flee Central
While Hong Kong’s investment market has slowed down in the past two months, excitement over the opening of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau bridge is helping to give the city’s office rental market a boost, especially in the emerging Kowloon East commercial… Read More>>
China Home Sales Volumes Fall as Crackdown Kicks In and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
Things are getting quiet on the mainland as authorities continue to step up enforcement of home sales restrictions in a crackdown first launched in late June. During September home sales fell by 3.6 percent in terms of floor space, marking… Read More>>
Mainland Co-Working Heavyweight Ucommune Acquires Rival Fountown
Chinese co-working giant Ucommune continued its 2018 expansion streak by fully acquiring its Shanghai-based rival Fountown, adding 26 locations in Beijing and Shanghai to its mainland portfolio.
“I’m positive about the future growth outlook of the co-working economy in China… Read More>>
HK Commercial Deals Fell 51% in Sept – Turning Up Pressure on Speculators
Hong Kong’s housing market made headlines earlier this month when home prices fell for the first time in nearly two and a half years, after an unprecedented bull run.
Now data is emerging to show that the trend in the… Read More>>
Lei Jun-Backed Rental Housing Operator Yujian Can’t Pay Landlords, Warned by Bank
China’s long-term rental housing market hits the headlines again a Yujian Apartment, a startup backed by Xiaomi founder Lei Jun this week received debt payment notices from a major bank, and is said to owe back rent to its landlords.
Tesla Buys Land for Shanghai Factory and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
Leading today’s property news from around the region, one of America’s best known entrepreneurs crossed the front lines of the current trade war to purchase an 860,000 square metre Shanghai site, as Tesla gears up to start production in China.
Real Estate Finance
SMBC, Dufry Sign New Leases in Kowloon’s Hung Hom Area as More Corporates Flee Central
While Hong Kong’s investment market has slowed down in the past two months, excitement over the opening of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau bridge is … Read More>>
Lei Jun-Backed Rental Housing Operator Yujian Can’t Pay Landlords, Warned by Bank
China’s long-term rental housing market hits the headlines again a Yujian Apartment, a startup backed by Xiaomi founder Lei Jun this week received … Read More>>
Gaw Capital Said to Invest in HK$15B Office Deal in Quarry Bay
Four months after buying a pair of Hong Kong office buildings from Swire Properties for HK$15 billion ($2 billion), a privately-held affiliate of … Read More>>
Shanghai
China Life Teams With China Resources Land for RMB 15B Shanghai Fund
Chinese government-backed China Resources Land announced to the Hong Kong Exchange on Friday that it has teamed up with … Read More>>
CapitaLand Said Buying Project in Shanghai’s Hongkou District for $1.85B
Singapore’s CapitaLand is reportedly investing at least RMB 12.79 billion ($1.85 billion) to acquire its most expensive … Read More>>
COSCO Subsidiary Buys Back Shanghai Site for $596M
A subsidiary of mainland shipping giant Cosco made Shanghai's biggest land buy of September when it picked up a 145,800 … Read More>>
Singapore
CapitaLand Invests $20M to Bring Co-Working to Prime SG Towers
CapitaLand on Tuesday announced its “office of the future” strategy, which aims to integrate co-working style “flexible … Read More>>
Keppel REIT Management Names Paul Tham as CEO
Keppel REIT Management Limited on Friday introduced Paul Tham as the new CEO of the manager of Singapore-listed Keppel … Read More>>
Keppel-KBS US REIT Buys Seattle Business Campus for $169M
Keppel-KBS US REIT on Monday announced that has agreed to buy a 21 building business park in Washington state, picking … Read More>>
Projects
HK Govt Cancels $4.1B Peak Land Sale as Developers Lowball Luxury Site
The Hong Kong government on Tuesday cancelled a land sale for the first time since January 2016, as it withdrew a luxury site near Victoria Peak which … Read More>>
CapitaLand Said Buying Project in Shanghai’s Hongkou District for $1.85B
Singapore’s CapitaLand is reportedly investing at least RMB 12.79 billion ($1.85 billion) to acquire its most expensive real estate project yet in … Read More>>
Overseas Chinese Town Buys Pair of Shenzhen Sites for RMB 4.2B
Hong Kong and Shenzhen-listed real estate developer Overseas Chinese Town Holding has purchased a pair of mixed-use sites in the centre of Shenzhen’s … Read More>>
Retail
Blackstone Said Buying 10 HK Retail Assets From Link REIT for $1.28B
Blackstone is acquiring a set of ten community retail properties in Hong Kong from Link REIT for HK$10 billion ($1.28 billion), according to an … Read More>>
Phoenix Buys Three HK Shopping Centres From Wheelock for HK$3.38B
Blue chip Hong Kong developer Wheelock and Co has sold a trio of retail properties in the city’s Tseung Kwan O area to private equity fund manager … Read More>>
Tencent, Hillhouse Agree to $145M O2O Retail Deal With Miniso
Tencent and Hillhouse Capital have signed a RMB 1 billion ($145.6 million) strategic investment agreement with Japanese-style retailer Miniso, … Read More>>
Asia Outbound
GIC Said to Buy Perth’s Exchange Tower for A$320M
Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC is said to have successfully won a tender for a prime office building in Perth, Australia, paying more than … Read More>>
HNA Adds Nine Overseas Properties to Fire Sale
Just days after stories emerged of China’s HNA Group putting some 82 properties on the market, a list of nine overseas properties being offered for … Read More>>
Hong Kong’s Nan Fung Buys Majority Stake in UK’s Endurance Land
Hong Kong's Nan Fung has bought a majority stake in Endurance Land to up its exposure in the United Kingdom, according to a statement released on the … Read More>>
Hong Kong
SMBC, Dufry Sign New Leases in Kowloon’s Hung Hom Area as More Corporates Flee Central
While Hong Kong’s investment market has slowed down in the past two months, excitement over the opening of the Hong … Read More>>
HK Commercial Deals Fell 51% in Sept – Turning Up Pressure on Speculators
Hong Kong’s housing market made headlines earlier this month when home prices fell for the first time in nearly two and … Read More>>
HK Govt Cancels $4.1B Peak Land Sale as Developers Lowball Luxury Site
The Hong Kong government on Tuesday cancelled a land sale for the first time since January 2016, as it withdrew a luxury … Read More>>
Co-Working & Flexible Office
Mainland Co-Working Heavyweight Ucommune Acquires Rival Fountown
Chinese co-working giant Ucommune continued its 2018 expansion streak by fully acquiring its Shanghai-based rival … Read More>>
WeWork Opens in Kowloon East With Plans for 18 HK Centres
WeWork is planning to triple its number of locations in Hong Kong to at least 18 within the next two years, Alan Ai, … Read More>>
Softbank Said in Talks to Invest Up to $20B for Control of WeWork
Superinvestor Masayoshi Son’s SoftBank is in talks with WeWork to invest $15 billion to $20 billion in the co-working … Read More>>
Research & Policy
HK Commercial Deals Fell 51% in Sept – Turning Up Pressure on Speculators
Hong Kong’s housing market made headlines earlier this month when home prices fell for the first time in nearly two and a half years, after an … Read More>>
Hong Kong Home Prices Fall for the First Time in 29 Months
Hong Kong’s private home prices marked their first decline in 29 months only days after Hong Kong banks announced hikes in raising their benchmark … Read More>>
China’s Guangdong Province Mulls Ban on Condo Pre-Sales in Latest Blow to Developers
Guangdong province is calling for the cancellation of a decades-long property pre-sale system that has played a primary role in supporting China’s … Read More>>
Design & Construction
Guizhou Gets on China’s Design Map With World’s Tallest Waterfall Building
A Chinese developer has decided to fit a waterfall outside a new skyscraper in the country’s southwestern province of Guizhou to the amusement of … Read More>>
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>>
