Leading today’s Hong Kong real estate news, an office unit Kwun Tong has changed hands for around HK$11,200 per square foot as investors continue to seek cost-effective deals amid the city’s economic downturn. Also in the headlines, a “haunted” flat… Read More>>
Wanda Sports Offloads Ironman for $730M After Stock Value Halves
Wanda Sports Group has agreed to sell its Ironman franchise to the owner of publishing house Conde Nast, just eight months after the company controlled by Chinese billionaire Wang Jianlin suffered 2019’s second-worst NASDAQ debut.
The sports and media unit… Read More>>
First Group Spends HK$1.4B Buying Sites for Kowloon Office Project
A Hong Kong developer has spent more than HK$1.4 billion ($180 million) this month to consolidate a Kowloon commercial project despite a slide in tenant demand that saw rents in the world’s priciest office market fall by the steepest rate… Read More>>
Hong Kong Shop Sold for Nearly Half Off as Virus Hits Retail
Shoppers have disappeared from the streets of Hong Kong, and with retail sales dropping, some store owners in Asia’s most expensive city have resorted to selling the shop.
A store along Nathan Road in Mongkok — normally one of Hong… Read More>>
China Evergrande Warns of 50% Shortfall in Projected 2019 Earnings
China Evergrande Group has slashed earnings projections for 2019 to RMB 33.5 billion ($7.5 billion), a drop of nearly half from the previous year as sales plummeted amid China’s weakening economy and tighter housing policies.
China’s largest property developer by… Read More>>
