A Chinese real estate developer on the brink of listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange took the unusual step of declaring to investors that its operations were likely to be comprised by corruption.
But buyers snapped up the stock… Read More>>
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A Chinese real estate developer on the brink of listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange took the unusual step of declaring to investors that its operations were likely to be comprised by corruption.
But buyers snapped up the stock… Read More>>

Canadian pension fund manager La Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec recently announced that Edouard Merette has been appointed as Managing Director for the fund’s Asia Pacific operations.
As part of La Caisse’s global expansion, the fund manager responsible for… Read More>>

One of China’s pioneer private real estate developers has some advice on how his friends and competitors can survive the current downturn in the sector, and it starts with innovation.
Speaking at a real estate finance event in Beijing last… Read More>>

China’s pursuit of London property continued this week, but this time from the other side of the Taiwan Straits, as Cathay Life Insurance purchased a building in the City of London for GBP 311 million ($516 million).
The Taiwanese life… Read More>>

Caught between rising financing costs and slowing sales, Poly Property announced today that its profits for the first half of 2014 had fallen by 42.2 percent compared to the same period last year. China’s second-largest developer by sales, the state-backed… Read More>>

China’s biggest developer has sold more homes than ever in 2014, but is seeing profit growth compressed by the nation’s housing slump and discounting, according to results released this week by China Vanke.
The Shenzhen-based real estate company declared its… Read More>>

Developer Guangzhou R&F Properties continued its overseas expansion this week when it acquired a site in San Jose, California for a $250 million residential project. The move is a continuation of an overseas expansion by China’s cashed-up real estate developers,… Read More>>
Despite falling home prices and credit challenges three China real estate developers this week reported jumps in profit reaching 63 percent in the first half of 2014.
Country Garden Holdings, China Resources Land and Franshion Properties all reported their first… Read More>>

Real estate service provider Cushman & Wakefield continues to expand their management team in mainland China, and this week named Billy Lo as General Manager of the company’s Beijing office.
Lo will head the US-based company’s Beijing business after previously… Read More>>

The air continued to ease out of China’s housing bubble in July as average home prices slid by 0.9 percent nationwide, according to government figures released today.
Market data released by the National Bureau of Statistics indicated a third consecutive… Read More>>