A residential project in a toney section of Hong Kong island’s Happy Valley has sold for HK$1.24 billion ($159.4 million) following a rise in residential rents in the area, fueled by a healthy IPO pipeline and hopes for economic recovery… Read More>>
SilkRoad Acquires Fifth Hong Kong Industrial Asset for Reported $167M
SilkRoad Property Partners is adding a fifth industrial asset to its Hong Kong portfolio after consolidating block C at the Hang Wai Industrial Centre in the New Territories through a series of transactions said to total over HK$1.3 billion ($167.1… Read More>>
New World Sells Kowloon Office Floors for $154M as Commerce Comes Back
New World Development recorded a big-ticket sale last month, selling a block of three high-level floors in an office project in Kowloon’s Cheung Sha Wan area to an unnamed financial institution for HK$1.2 billion ($154.1 million).
With 888 Lai Chi… Read More>>
Wang On Sells Admiralty Asset for $66M as HK Office Sales Pick Up
Wang On Properties has agreed to sell an entire floor at the United Centre for a consideration of HK$515 million ($66.1 million) or HK$29,022 per square foot, following the uptick in Hong Kong’s office market in August, with rents in… Read More>>
Hongkong Land Welcomes Crypto Firm to Central’s Exchange Square
Hongkong Land, the biggest landlord in Central district, has leased a full floor of Three Exchange Square, a trophy tower that commands some of the city’s highest rents, to crypto assets group HashKey for a reported HK$120 ($15.40) per square… Read More>>
Hong Kong Home Prices Soon to Surpass 2019 Peak Says Cushman & Wakefield
Despite home sales seeing a 15 percent year-on-year surge in the third quarter of 2021, purchase of new housing in Hong Kong began to slow in August, according to a report from property services firm Cushman & Wakefield.
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AIMS APAC REIT Names New CEO as Sydney Office Deal Looms
Singapore-listed AIMS APAC REIT (AA REIT) announced the appointment of Russell Ng as the new chief executive of the industrial-focused trust last week.
Ng’s appointment came amid the trust’s strong performance in the quarter that ended 30 June, with a… Read More>>
AEW Announces Final Closing of Fourth APAC Value-Add Fund at $1.54B
Global real estate fund manager AEW announced the final closing of its fourth Asia Pacific value-add fund this week with commitments totalling $1.54 billion, which exceeded its original target of $1.2 billion by more than 22 percent less than two… Read More>>
HSBC Asset Management Names Victoria Sharpe Head of Asia Real Estate
Just three months after creating an alternative investment division, HSBC Asset Management is introducing a new real estate team for Asia, led by industry veteran Victoria Sharpe.
Formerly head of real estate for Asia Pacific with Deutsche Bank affiliate DWS,… Read More>>
Henderson Land Wins Kowloon Redevelopment Project for $1.04B
Henderson Land Development won a tender for a residential project in Hong Kong’s To Kwa Wan for HK$8.1 billion ($1.04 billion), as the city’s quickening housing market and a newly extended MTR line drive developers to buy up redevelopment sites… Read More>>