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Featured Stories
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>>
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
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>>
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), exceeding its original A$500 million target as investor demand for income-focused … Read more>>
Frasers REIT Buys Netherlands Logistics Asset for $51M and More APAC Real Estate Headlines
In today's review of real estate news from around the region, Frasers Logistics & Commercial Trust completes a Netherlands logistics acquisition fully leased to global group DSV, Hong Kong's … Read more>>
Boutique Fund Manager Buying Brisbane Offices From Deka for $287M Ahead of Olympics
Boutique Queensland real estate fund manager Marquette Properties has agreed to pay A$400 million ($287 million) to purchase a Brisbane office block from Germany’s Deka Immobilien Investments, as the … 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 Southbank, putting on the market a high-profile scheme once slated to include … Read more>>
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 the Tokyo developer to accelerate innovation and strengthen the city’s global … 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
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>>
CapitaLand Investment Raises $320M for Real Estate Lending in Australia, South Korea
CapitaLand Investment has raised $320 million for its second Asia Pacific real estate credit fund, aiming to lend to … 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
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>>
URA Launches Tenders for Pair of Central Singapore Sites Yielding 785 Homes
The Urban Redevelopment Authority on Thursday released two central Singapore residential sites for tender under the … Read More>>
Frasers-Mitsubishi Estate JV Places $476M Top Bid for Central Singapore Residential Site
Frasers Property and Mitsubishi Estate submitted the top bid of S$610.75 million ($476 million) for a residential site … 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
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>>
La Caisse Commits $693M to Australia’s NextDC in First APAC Data Centre Deal
La Caisse has made its first direct investment in a data centre strategy in Asia Pacific, with the Canadian pension fund … 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>>