Investment into Chinese real estate assets grew to US$2.8 billion in the first quarter of 2016, up by 10 percent compared to the same period last year, according to figures released this week by property consultancy JLL.
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Investment into Chinese real estate assets grew to US$2.8 billion in the first quarter of 2016, up by 10 percent compared to the same period last year, according to figures released this week by property consultancy JLL.
The increase in… Read More>>

Authorities in Shanghai have suspended mortgage business for banks and real estate agencies granting downpayment loans, while down in Hong Kong developers are turning to commercial as the residential market continues to slide. Meanwhile, the Chinese government hopes that farmers… Read More>>

Dalian Wanda Commercial Properties, the Hong Kong-listed commercial developer controlled by Wang Jianlin, halted share trading on Monday as part of a $4 billion plan to first privatize the giant mall builder, and then re-list it on a mainland bourse.

Dalian Wanda Commercial Properties this week halted trading in its shares after offering investors a guaranteed 12 percent return for backing a plan to buy back it’s Hong Kong-listed stock in preparation for re-listing the company on the mainland.
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Luxury retail has hit some tough times in Hong Kong, but at least one European fashion marques thinks this could be a good time to negotiate a new long-term lease. Plus, mainland developers are turning their attention back to second-tier… Read More>>

Evergrande Real Estate continued its string of acquisitions this week by agreeing to buy a 52.78 percent stake in Shenzhen-listed real estate developer China Calxon Group for RMB 3.6 billion ($553.8 million), according to a statement by Evergrande to the… Read More>>

US private equity giant Warburg Pincus last week followed up on its successful investment in logistics developer e-Shang Redwood Group, by acquiring a 40 percent stake in Shanghai-based value-added real estate investment firm Kailong.
The alternative investment firm paid an… Read More>>

This week one of the UK’s best known developers appoints a new chief representative for China, a Shanghai builder adds senior management to its industrial team, and some international talent heads south from Shanghai to Hong Kong. Read on for… Read More>>

One of China’s state-backed “bad asset banks” paid $216 million last week for a 49 percent stake in a historic New York skyscraper, as Chinese investors continue to acquire New York properties.
China Orient Asset Management (International), a Hong Kong-based… Read More>>

China’s Evergrande Real Estate increased its debt load by 90 percent last year to RMB 297 billion ($45.8 billion), and now the property developer is said to have a 6.2 percent chance of defaulting on its repayments in the next… Read More>>