Asia Pacific real estate investment news and information
One of China’s biggest investors in US real estate may also be its leading trader in North Korean minerals, according to reports last week on Radio Free Asia, citing North Korean sources within China.
Wanxiang Group is the largest importer… Read More>>
Nearly two dozen people were killed when a row of ramshackle houses collapsed in the eastern China city of Wenzhou on Monday. State-run media described the casualties as primarily being migrant workers occupying substandard buildings in the prosperous trading and… Read More>>
At least 21 cities have now instituted home purchase restrictions across China, but the demand suppression measures have yet to overcome the effect of months of loose monetary policy and rising public sentiment toward real estate purchases. In related headlines,… Read More>>
Banking giant UBS walked away from the biggest privatisation ever on the Hong Kong stock exchange due to concerns over the structure of Wang Jianlin’s $4.4 billion buy-back of shares in Dalian Wanda Commercial Properties, according to a report in… Read More>>
Transplanted mainland developer Aqualand has purchased a 16-storey office tower in North Sydney for a reported A$70 million ($53 million), according to a story in The Australian. The acquisition and Aqualand’s apparent intent to hold the property as a revenue… Read More>>
This week Asia’s community of real estate professionals includes an executive director a listed developer leaving the company board after just 10 days on the job, plus the RICS finding new leadership for the region. Also we find project managers… Read More>>
Brookfield Asset Management continues to bet on India’s property sector as the Canadian investment firm has reportedly agreed to pay Rs 67 billion ($1 billion) to buy 4.5 million square feet (418,000 square metres) of prime commercial space from a… Read More>>
TH Real Estate has concluded the purchase of a commercial building in Tokyo’s Ginza district for $82 million, as the UK-based real estate investment house makes its first foray into Japan.
TH, which was formerly known as TIAA-Henderson Real Estate,… Read More>>
As the mainland gets back to work after the golden week holiday, Hong Kong and Singapore dominate the real estate headlines, with home prices in Hong Kong expected to rise next year after a brief dip. In Singapore, home prices… Read More>>
Hong Kong real estate investment house Pamfleet has landed its first deal in mainland China, signing an agreement with Hong Kong-listed Deson Development International last week for a RMB 82 million ($12.26 million) joint venture residential project, according to a… Read More>>
