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Mitsui Buys 45% of Ascendas-Singbridge Shanghai Assets
Singapore's Ascendas-Singbridge announced on Thursday that it has inked a deal with Mitsui & Co to sell 45 percent … Read More>>
Sponsored Features
Creating a Modern Cultural District Along the Banks of Ningbo’s Historic Canals
A coastal district in one of China’s oldest cities is in the midst of a decade-old redevelopment effort that illustrates … Read More>>
Pradera Retail Asia Refines Strategic Vision With Mosaic Shanghai
In the two years since Pradera Retail Asia took over the historic retail center on East Nanjing Road in Shanghai now … Read More>>
Breaking News
UK Media Hints at JLL Buyout Offer for Savills and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
With buyouts still in style, sources in the UK are reporting market chatter about a possible JLL bid for UK-based competitor Savills putting this story at the top of Mingtiandi’s roundup of real estate news. Closer to our Asian home,… Read More>>
Minsheng Investment Sells Shanghai Project to Greenland for RMB 12B After Default
China Minsheng Investment Group (CMIG) has sold its 50 percent stake in a mixed-use project in Shanghai’s South Bund area to Greenland Group for RMB 12 billion ($1.77 billion), disposing of the high-profile site at an apparent loss as it… Read More>>
Mitsui Buys 45% of Ascendas-Singbridge Shanghai Assets
Singapore’s Ascendas-Singbridge announced on Thursday that it has inked a deal with Mitsui & Co to sell 45 percent of its Ascendas Innovation Place and Ascendas Plaza projects in Shanghai to the Japanese conglomerate.
The value of the stake acquired… Read More>>
ARA Sells Six Floors in SG’s Suntec City to Alpha for S$160M
ARA Asset Management on Thursday announced the sale of six office floors in Suntec City to Alpha Investment Partners, a subsidiary of Keppel Capital, for S$160 million ($117.8 million), in one of Singapore’s most expensive office sales in the past… Read More>>
Suning Buys 37 Wanda Department Stores for Under RMB 8B
Dalian Wanda has sold 37 department stores to Chinese retailer Suning.com for an amount estimated to be less than RMB 8 billion ($1.18 billion) as China’s largest commercial developer continues a two-year sell off of overseas and non-core assets after… Read More>>
Singapore CBD Office Rents Jump Nearly 15% and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
Singapore jumps to the top of Asia’s real estate headlines today as a new report shows office rents rising nearly 15 percent in Southeast Asia’s financial capital, and a major Singaporean developer makes news as its net profit falls by… Read More>>
China Minsheng Investment Names CP Exec as Co-Chair After Bond Default
China Minsheng Investment Group (CMIG), the country’s largest privately owned investment group, on Monday appointed Charoen Pokphand Group vice chairman Yang Xiaoping as its new co-chairman, after corruption investigations into its previous directors left a leadership gap that may have… Read More>>
CBRE Reshuffles SE Asia Management Team Amid Global Restructuring
Real estate consultancy CBRE on Tuesday announced a reshuffle of its top leadership in Southeast Asia, as the firm shakes up its ranks in response to a global corporate restructuring first announced late last year.
Pauline Goh, who has served… Read More>>
Real Estate Finance
Minsheng Investment Sells Shanghai Project to Greenland for RMB 12B After Default
China Minsheng Investment Group (CMIG) has sold its 50 percent stake in a mixed-use project in Shanghai's South Bund area to Greenland Group for RMB … Read More>>
Mitsui Buys 45% of Ascendas-Singbridge Shanghai Assets
Singapore's Ascendas-Singbridge announced on Thursday that it has inked a deal with Mitsui & Co to sell 45 percent of its Ascendas Innovation … Read More>>
ARA Sells Six Floors in SG’s Suntec City to Alpha for S$160M
ARA Asset Management on Thursday announced the sale of six office floors in Suntec City to Alpha Investment Partners, a subsidiary of Keppel Capital, … Read More>>
Shanghai
Minsheng Investment Sells Shanghai Project to Greenland for RMB 12B After Default
China Minsheng Investment Group (CMIG) has sold its 50 percent stake in a mixed-use project in Shanghai's South Bund … Read More>>
Mitsui Buys 45% of Ascendas-Singbridge Shanghai Assets
Singapore's Ascendas-Singbridge announced on Thursday that it has inked a deal with Mitsui & Co to sell 45 percent … Read More>>
Five Mainland Cities Rank Among World’s Top 30 Tech Centres
China’s tech sector is rapidly becoming among the world’s largest, with 186 companies now valued at over $1 billion, … Read More>>
Singapore
ARA Sells Six Floors in SG’s Suntec City to Alpha for S$160M
ARA Asset Management on Thursday announced the sale of six office floors in Suntec City to Alpha Investment Partners, a … Read More>>
CBRE Reshuffles SE Asia Management Team Amid Global Restructuring
Real estate consultancy CBRE on Tuesday announced a reshuffle of its top leadership in Southeast Asia, as the firm … Read More>>
JustCo and Trive Ventures Launch Singapore Startup Incubator in Marina Bay
GIC-backed coworking provider JustCo and Singapore-based venture capital investment firm Trive Ventures are teaming up … Read More>>
Projects
KKR Invests $102M in Embassy Group’s Latest India Office Project
Private equity giant KKR this week announced an INR 7.25 billion ($102.5 million) investment a premium office complex by Bangalore-based developer … Read More>>
HNA Sells Last Kai Tak Plot to Wheelock for HK$740M Loss
HNA Group has sold off its last piece of land in Hong Kong’s Kai Tak area at a HK$740 million ($94 million) loss, as the mainland conglomerate … Read More>>
Hong Kong Cancels Kai Tak Site Sale as Developers Bid Low
Analysts are already predicting a quick rebound in Hong Kong's property market, but the city's developers may still need a bit more convincing, … Read More>>
Retail
Suning Buys 37 Wanda Department Stores for Under RMB 8B
Dalian Wanda has sold 37 department stores to Chinese retailer Suning.com for an amount estimated to be less than RMB 8 billion ($1.18 billion) as … Read More>>
Indonesia’s NWP Retail Raises $200M From KTCU, CITIC and Warburg Pincus
Indonesian mall developer and operator NWP Retail on Monday announced that it had received $200 million in investment from the Korean Teacher’s Credit … Read More>>
Arch Capital Snags Taiwan Mall for $450 Million in JV Deal
Hong Kong-based Arch Capital Property Advisors has spread its investment wings into Taiwan's commercial sphere, acquiring the Taimall Shopping Center … Read More>>
Asia Outbound
Singapore’s OUE Puts LA Tower on the Market for $700M
The US division of Singaporean developer OUE has put US Bank Tower, the second tallest building in Los Angeles, on the market for a reported $700 … Read More>>
China Oceanwide Halts Construction on $1B Los Angeles Project
Developer China Oceanwide Holdings has halted construction on a $1 billion mixed-use project in Los Angeles that was previously scheduled to be … Read More>>
Greenland, Oceanwide and Hazens Named in FBI Probe of LA Real Estate Deals
Four of the biggest Chinese investors in Los Angeles real estate have been named in an FBI investigation of possible bribery, kickbacks, extortion, … Read More>>
Hong Kong
PAG Buys Mapletree Bay Point, Reaches $1.5B First Close on Pan-Asian Fund — Exclusive
Private equity firm PAG has purchased Mapletree Bay Point, a prime office building in Hong Kong’s Kowloon East area … Read More>>
Poly Property Agrees to HK$1.56B Bail-Out of Hong Kong’s Hsin Chong
A unit of mainland conglomerate Poly Group has agreed to provide a HK$70 million ($8.92 million) transitional loan to … Read More>>
Investment in Hong Kong Commercial Real Estate Fell 27% in 2018
Investment in Hong Kong’s commercial real estate market dipped 27 percent in 2018, compared to the previous year, … Read More>>
Co-Working & Flexible Office
Singapore’s JustCo to Expand into Australia, Korea in 2019 1H
Singapore-headquartered co-working provider JustCo announced plans this week to double its APAC footprint in the first … Read More>>
Spaces Opens 20-Storey Co-Working Centre in HK’s Central District
Spaces, a co-working stablemate of flexible office giant Regus, has opened its fourth and largest location in Hong Kong, … Read More>>
IWG’s No18 to Open Upscale Co-Working Centre at Capitol Singapore in Q3
No18, the top-end stablemate of flexible office giant Regus, is set to open its first Asian location in the third … Read More>>
Research & Policy
32% Growth Helps Country Garden Lead China’s Top 10 Developers for 2018
Country Garden Holdings was China’s top developer in 2018, as measured by sales contracts, maintaining its hold on the top spot for the second … Read More>>
Despite Financial Woes, Wanda Dominates China’s Top Commercial Developers in 2018
Dalian Wanda boss Wang Jianlin has been forced to scale back his ambitions and sell off overseas and non-core assets in the past two years, but his … Read More>>
Five Mainland Cities Rank Among World’s Top 30 Tech Centres
China’s tech sector is rapidly becoming among the world’s largest, with 186 companies now valued at over $1 billion, according a list published … Read More>>
Design & Construction
Shimao Picks AS+GG as Architects for China’s Tallest Building
Developer Shimao Property Holdings has chosen a designer for its planned 700 metre (2,296 foot) tall tower in Shenzhen’s Longgang district, with … Read More>>
KPF’s Lotte World Tower in Seoul Wins Super Skyscraper Title
The cloud-breaching Lotte World Tower in Seoul has been recognized as the best new skyscraper in the world, beating out Zaha Hadid Architects' … Read More>>
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>>
