Asia Pacific real estate investment news and information
The value of hotel investment transactions in Asia climbed to US$7.5 billion in 2013, up 218 percent over 2012 to reach the highest levels since the financial crisis in 2007.
The rebound in hotel asset values and deal numbers was… Read More>>
The value of hotel investment transactions in Asia climbed to US$7.5 billion in 2013, up 218 percent over 2012 to reach … Read more>>>
Slower sales and rising land prices will put stress on some of China’s real estate developers this year according to recent reports by credit agencies Standard & Poor’s and Moody’s.
The warnings from the ratings agencies happened in the same week that China saw its first default of a corporate bond as the country’s leaders attempt to wean businesses from their addiction to cheap credit.
Slower sales and rising land prices are adding to the risks facing China's real estate developers this year according to … Read more>>>
While China’s luxury retailers fell well short of their goals in 2013, the major cause of the industry’s struggles was poor planning, not a government clampdown on bribery and draft, according to a survey conducted last week on Mingtiandi.
Among… Read More>>
While China's luxury retailers fell well short of their goals in 2013, the major cause of the industry's struggles was … Read more>>>
Two separate surveys by private research firms show that the increase in China housing prices slowed in February. At the same time, figures from Beijing and Shanghai show that transactions have fallen off dramatically as buyers and sellers both wait… Read More>>
Two separate surveys by private research firms show that the increase in China housing prices slowed in February. At the … Read more>>>
Hong Kong is the world’s most expensive city for companies to locate employees, with mainland competitor Shanghai coming tenth, according to a recent survey by real estate consultancy Savills.
However, a separate poll published today by the Economist rates Singapore… Read More>>
Hong Kong is the world’s most expensive city for companies to locate employees, with mainland competitor Shanghai coming … Read more>>>
With China’s banks facing competition for deposits from trusts on one side and online wealth management products on another, nearly 90 percent have ended mortgage discounts for first time home buyers.
The end of preferential rates was revealed in a… Read More>>
With China's banks facing competition for deposits from trusts on one side and online wealth management products on … Read more>>>
China’s Ministry of Land and Resources announced this week that it will prioritise expansion of land available for housing development as the Xi administration continues to look for market driven means of controlling home prices.
The ministry made it… Read More>>
China's Ministry of Land and Resources announced this week that it will prioritise expansion of land available for … Read more>>>
More than 140,000 families are lining up for only 2,000 homes on sale in a new affordable housing project in Beijing as China’s nascent low-cost housing scheme struggles to meet demand.
The Beijing project is located along the fifth ring… Read More>>
More than 140,000 families are lining up for only 2,000 homes on sale in a new affordable housing project in Beijing as … Read more>>>
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>>
Local governments in China favor letting the market determine real estate prices, except when it might become a hot … 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>>
A few years ago, the major urban initiative in Shanghai was the Hongqiao transportation hub, a new geographic nexus on … Read more>>>
