AWS to Invest Another $4.6B in South Korea by 2031 and More APAC Real Estate Headlines

Amazon Web Services leads today’s review of real estate and digital infrastructure news from around the region, pledging an additional $4.6 billion in South Korea as DigitalBridge completes a Japan data centre deal and Singapore’s private home prices ease to 0.3 percent growth in the first quarter.

AWS to Add $4.6B Investment in South Korea by 2031

Amazon Web Services will invest an additional KRW 7 trillion ($4.6 billion) in South Korean data centres by 2031, bringing its total commitment since 2018 to KRW 12.6 trillion.

The pledge, disclosed through the Korea Internet and Security Agency, is the largest by any global cloud provider in South Korea and will expand AI and cloud capacity at AWS’s Seoul region, where 2023-27 investments are forecast to contribute KRW 15.6 trillion to GDP. Read more>>

Microsoft Commits $1B to Thailand AI Infrastructure

Microsoft has pledged more than $1 billion in cloud and AI data centre infrastructure in Thailand between 2026 and 2028, following a meeting in Bangkok between vice chair and president Brad Smith and Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul.

The investment covers data centre construction with partners including AIS, CP Group and True Corporation; sovereign cloud and cybersecurity frameworks; and AI skills training for millions of Thai workers as part of Microsoft’s Advancing National Growth initiative. Read more>>

DigitalBridge and JEXI Complete Acquisition of NEC Data Centre Assets in Japan

DigitalBridge and Japan Extensive Infrastructure have completed the acquisition of select data centre assets from NEC Corporation across the Greater Tokyo and Kansai regions, creating a new standalone co-location platform with NEC as anchor customer.

The deal is DigitalBridge’s second Japan investment after its take-private of JTOWER in early 2025. JEXI, an infrastructure advisor within the Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, said the platform will expand to attract additional third-party co-location demand over time. Read more>>

China Vanke Hit by Record Loss as Refinancing Gap Nears $13B

China Vanke posted a record RMB 88.6 billion ($12.8 billion) loss in 2025, its second annual loss since listing, as liquidity strains deepen amid reduced support from state-owned Shenzhen Metro Group.

The mainland developer faces over RMB 11 billion in near-term maturities and a RMB 93 billion refinancing gap, and is pursuing a long-term debt plan while seeking new funding as conditions remain very severe. Read more>>

Orix JREIT Buying Pair of Osaka Residential Towers for $40M

Orix JREIT has agreed to acquire two adjacent Osaka residential towers for a combined JPY 6.4 billion ($40.3 million), with both properties a seven-minute walk from Bentencho Station on the JR Osaka Loop Line.

Baysidepark Osaka South Residences and Baysidepark Osaka North Residences, completed in 2024, together offer 8,015 square metres (86,273 square feet) of space, primarily in single-type units. OJR’s total portfolio will reach JPY 798 billion after the April 28 closing. Read more>>

Japan Metropolitan Fund Picking Up Saitama Retail Property for $27M

Japan Metropolitan Fund Investment Corporation has agreed to acquire the retail component of the Machinoma Kotesashi project in Saitama for JPY 4.2 billion ($26.7 million), with an appraisal value of JPY 5.6 billion and expected stabilised NOI yield in the 5 percent to mid-5 percent range.

Separately, JMF completed the sale of a 50 percent stake in Konami Sports Club Kyobashi for JPY 3.7 billion, booking a JPY 2 billion gain to be distributed to unitholders and used to repay short-term debt. Read more>>

Singapore Private Home Prices Rise 0.3% in Q1, Easing from Q4

Singapore’s private residential property price index rose 0.3 percent in the first quarter of 2026, easing from 0.6 percent growth in the fourth quarter of 2025, according to flash estimates from the Urban Redevelopment Authority released Wednesday.

The moderation reflects buyer price sensitivity and lower transaction volumes, analysts said. Private home prices rose 3.4 percent for the full-year 2025, the slowest annual growth since 2020, according to the authority. Read more>>

BDx Secures $320M Facility to Expand Indonesia Data Centres

Singapore-headquartered data centre operator BDx Data Centers has secured a $320 million loan facility to expand its digital infrastructure in Asia, with proceeds earmarked for its Jakarta campus, debt refinancing and power capacity upgrades, the company said.

The financing supports BDx’s push into AI-ready capacity in Indonesia, where the company operates multiple data centres across Jakarta through BDx Indonesia, its joint venture with Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison. Read more>>

Developers Warn Infrastructure and Green Tape Stymie 380,000 New Homes

Australian developers have warned that inadequate infrastructure funding and environmental approvals are blocking the delivery of up to 380,000 new homes, threatening the federal government’s target of 1.2 million homes by 2029, according to a report in The Australian.

Infrastructure gaps including roads, sewerage and power connections are leaving approved development land idle in growth corridors, industry figures said, while calls to streamline environmental planning processes have intensified ahead of the federal election. Read more>>

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