Asia Pacific real estate investment news and information
Oceanwide Real Estate International opened up a new season of bond issues this week with a $320M sale as debt by China’s real estate developers reached historic levels.
The international bond sale by the Beijing-based developer comes as Oceanwide seeks… Read More>>
Chinese investment in US real estate will hit $15 billion in 2014, and Los Angeles is becoming one of the major beneficiaries as buyers branch out into more cities, according to a recent report.
Los Angeles has already ranked second… Read More>>
Recent moves by more than 30 cities across China to revoke home purchase restrictions may have slowed the decline in the country’s housing market, but were unable to prevent a fourth month of sliding home prices. According to two independent… Read More>>
This week Asia’s community of real estate professionals sees another white face leaving CBRE’s mainland operations, a high-level Chinese fundraiser depart for personal reasons, and another old hand returns to Cushman & Wakefield’s investment team.
Joel Stephen has been promoted… Read More>>
Three more Chinese local governments announced the abolition of all home purchase restrictions on Thursday, bringing to more than 30 the number of local governments that have done away with the measures in a bid to revive their flagging home… Read More>>
China’s largest developer by sales took a major step toward transforming its business model last week when Vanke signed a memorandum of understanding to sell a nine of its commercial real estate projects to Carlyle Group.
The deal between China… Read More>>
Zhang Xin, the CEO of property developer Soho China, is in talks with Yale University about funding scholarships for Chinese students to attend the exclusive school. If finalised, the arrangement between Zhang’s Soho China foundation, which she controls with her… Read More>>
Real estate service provider Cushman & Wakefield continued to build up its investment services division in China recently as Eric Schaffer rejoined the team’s eastern China operation.
Schaffer came on board late last month as an Associate Director, with the… Read More>>
China’s real estate downturn continued to put pressure on Shui On Land this week as the troubled developer sold two hotels worth a total of RMB 2.7 billion ($439 million) after posting worse than expected financial results. Luckily, for Shui On… Read More>>
The US EB-5 investor visa program is done issuing visas to Chinese nationals for this fiscal year, thanks to a record surge of applicants from China.
The 24 year-old program, which provides 10,000 immigrant visas each year to individuals who… Read More>>
