ESR has agreed to sell a 30 percent stake in its Kwai Chung Cold Storage Logistics Centre project in Hong Kong to an unnamed “strategic investor” from mainland China.
With the transaction, ESR will reduce its own stake in the… Read More>>
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ESR has agreed to sell a 30 percent stake in its Kwai Chung Cold Storage Logistics Centre project in Hong Kong to an unnamed “strategic investor” from mainland China.
With the transaction, ESR will reduce its own stake in the… Read More>>

In today’s roundup of regional news headlines, China’s central bank dashes market expectations by leaving a mortgage reference rate on hold, and Singapore’s Housing and Development Board tweaks the policy framework for build-to-order flats. Also on the list are Evergrande’s… Read More>>

Longfor Group Holdings said its first-half core profit rose 0.6 percent year-on-year to RMB 6.6 billion ($910 million), as one of China’s biggest developers escaped the first half with a profit, thanks to a strong first quarter.
While revenue fell… Read More>>

Industrial giant ESR has begun construction of a warehouse complex northwest of Osaka, billing the project as Japan’s largest-ever logistics park with a planned gross floor area of 750,000 square metres (8 million square feet).
Located 30 minutes from Osaka… Read More>>

In today’s roundup of regional news headlines, embattled builder China Evergrande files for US bankruptcy protection as it looks to finalise debt restructuring plans, and the number of properties entangled in a Singapore money-laundering probe reaches 105. Also making the… Read More>>

CapitaLand Ascendas REIT has completed the acquisition of a co-location data centre northwest of London for £125.1 million ($159.6 million), marking the Singapore-listed trust’s fifth server-hosting facility in the United Kingdom.
The purchase consideration took into account an agreed value… Read More>>

Chinese developer Country Garden appears headed for a full-scale restructuring after announcing Wednesday that “significant uncertainties” exist regarding the settlement of onshore bonds with an issued amount in excess of RMB 14.6 billion ($2 billion).
The lion’s share of the… Read More>>

In today’s roundup of regional news headlines, fund management colossi Blackstone and KKR throw their hats in the ring to manage a Korean pension fund’s overseas real estate debt, and jilted investors vent their rage at a Chinese shadow bank…. Read More>>

Investment in income-producing properties in Asia Pacific fell 40 percent year-on-year to $31.7 billion in the second quarter of 2023, weighed down by China’s economic slump and a lack of big-ticket office deals, according to MSCI Real Assets.
Office acquisitions… Read More>>

Rents and prices in Singapore’s industrial property market rose for an 11th consecutive quarter during the April-June period despite softness in trade indicators, according to Colliers.
The rental index climbed 2.1 percent, decelerating from a 2.8 percent increase in the… Read More>>