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 million in a deal which, if concluded at the asking rate, would be the… Read More>>
China Resources Land to Issue $3.9B in Bonds as Mainland Developers Cash Up
China Resources Land Limited announced in a stock exchange statement on January 31st that it would issue $3.9 billion in offshore bonds, following in the footsteps of 14 other Chinese developers that issued a total of $8.6 billion worth of… Read More>>
Chinese Estates Owners Buy $1.1B of Evergrande Bonds
Chinese Estates Holding director Kimbee Chan Hoi-wan and members of her husband Joseph Lau’s family purchased a third of $3 billion in senior unsecured bonds issued by China Evergrande Group late last month, swelling the clan’s portfolio of the top-three mainland… 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, reaching a 12 month total of HK$126 billion ($16 billion) despite a furious start to the year, according to a recent report by… Read More>>
Foreign Investors Key to Maintaining China Commercial Real Estate Investment in 2018
Commercial real estate investment in mainland China reached a record RMB 463 billion ($68.5 billion) in 2018, although growth compared to the previous year slowed to just 9.5 percent.
The year on year rate of increase was close to four… Read More>>
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 few months of this year by opening or securing nine new centres in Australia, East and Southeast Asia.
At the centre of the GIC-backed… Read More>>
China Real Estate Loan Growth Slowed to 20% in 2018 as PBOC Clamps Down on Credit
China’s government reduced growth in real estate loans in to 20 percent in 2018 compared to the previous year, as regulators attempt to stave off a potential property bubble by cracking down on illicit lending and vowing to push funding… Read More>>
Singapore Office Rents Jumped 7.4% in 2018 as Supply Dried Up
Strong demand from tenants and limited supply of prime CBD space helped boost office rental rates in Singapore during 2018 by the largest amount in four years, according to new figures issued by the city government.
Office rental rates increased… Read More>>