Asia Pacific real estate investment news and information
More people came to Mingtiandi last week to access our updated China real estate information than ever before, and I just wanted to take this opportunity to thank all of our readers for your support.
In all, there were more than 3000 visits to Mingtiandi.com from February 16th to 22nd, the most since the blog was founded more than five years ago.
Local governments in China favor letting the market determine real estate prices, except when it might become a hot topic at internal party meetings. This seems to be the message from the recent cancellation of an upcoming land sale in… Read More>>
Even interest rates of 12.75 percent are not necessarily enough to entice financiers to buy debt from Chinese developers, as a high yield bond sale failed to reach its target last week. The unwanted offering by Hong Kong-listed developer China… Read More>>
A few years ago, the major urban initiative in Shanghai was the Hongqiao transportation hub, a new geographic nexus on the city’s western edge that brought together high speed rail, a new domestic airport, and local metro lines to form… Read More>>
This week Gaw Capital expands in the US, and billionaire Steven Ross’ Related Real Estate finds leadership for a new initiative to help wealthy Chinese immigrate to the US. All this and more in this week’s China Real Estate People… Read More>>
China’s 10 biggest developers poured more than half of their RMB 63.9 billion (US$10.5 billion) in land purchases this year into four of the country’s biggest cities as competition for prime locations increases.
A recent report in the Securities Daily… Read More>>
Two of China’s leading official newspapers publishes critiques of the nation’s attempts at controlling home prices last week, as home prices have continued to rise despite several rounds of new restrictions over the past four years.
While none of the… Read More>>
Office rents in Beijing’s central business district held steady in 2013, but even holding your own can make you stand out sometimes, as China’s capital became the world’s fourth most expensive place to rent an office.
According to the Office… Read More>>
One of the world’s biggest brokers of multi-million dollar homes is setting up an office in Beijing as Sotheby’s International Realty Affiliates LLC announced recently that it has secured approval to conduct business in mainland China.
In an effort that… Read More>>
China led all markets in Asia Pacific for real estate investment levels in 2013 with US$358 billion being spent on land acquisition and development during the year, according to a new study released by real estate consultancy Cushman & Wakefield.
