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Frasers Hospitality Trust Heading Towards Privatisation After Lopsided Unitholder Vote
After falling short by a paper-thin margin almost three years ago, Frasers Property has cleared a key hurdle in its … Read More>>
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Breaking News
Japanese Giants Picking Up Half-Stake in ESR’s Osaka Mega-Shed Through $474M Fund
Industrial specialist ESR has launched a JPY 70 billion ($474 million) fund to enable the sale of a 50 percent stake in a Greater Osaka warehouse billed as Japan’s largest. Four Japanese corporate … Read more>>
Frasers Hospitality Trust Heading Towards Privatisation After Lopsided Unitholder Vote
After falling short by a paper-thin margin almost three years ago, Frasers Property has cleared a key hurdle in its quest to privatise Singapore-listed Frasers Hospitality Trust, as unitholders … Read more>>
Country Garden Secures Backing For $14.1B Offshore Debt Overhaul
Just a few days after China Evergrande Group exited the Hong Kong stock exchange after defaulting on $45 billion in obligations, another struggling Chinese property giant had happier news as Country … Read more>>
AirTrunk Wins $1.75B Green Loan for Singapore Data Centre and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
Cash for digital infrastructure leads today’s look at real estate headlines from around the region as AirTrunk wins the largest loan ever for a data centre in Singapore. Also making the news is … Read more>>
Rava-Backed EZA Hill Buying Singapore Sheds from CapitaLand Ascendas REIT for $256M
Singapore industrial assets continue to be a top draw for investors with a local platform backed by HIllhouse Investment’s Rava Partners agreeing to buy four facilities in the city-state from … Read more>>
Weave-KKR Joint Venture Buys Third Seoul Apartment Complex for $32M
Weave Living and KKR have expanded their North Asian living sector cooperation with a joint venture between the rental housing specialist and the US private equity firm picking up its third property … Read more>>
KKR Japan REIT to Sell Two Osaka Malls for $175M
KKR’s Tokyo-listed commercial REIT has agreed to sell a pair of suburban Osaka malls for a total of JPY 25.8 billion ($175 million) as the trust seeks to unload the properties at their point of … Read more>>
Tokyo, Hokkaido Hotels Lead $118M Portfolo Buy for SBI’s Nippon REIT
Nippon REIT has agreed to buy two hotels, two office buildings and an R&D facility for a total of JPY 17.4 billion ($118 million) as the TSE-listed trust aims to improve the quality of its … Read more>>
Real Estate Finance
Frasers Hospitality Trust Heading Towards Privatisation After Lopsided Unitholder Vote
After falling short by a paper-thin margin almost three years ago, Frasers Property has cleared a key hurdle in its … Read More>>
Country Garden Secures Backing For $14.1B Offshore Debt Overhaul
Just a few days after China Evergrande Group exited the Hong Kong stock exchange after defaulting on $45 billion in … Read More>>
Weave-KKR Joint Venture Buys Third Seoul Apartment Complex for $32M
Weave Living and KKR have expanded their North Asian living sector cooperation with a joint venture between the rental … Read More>>
Singapore
Rava-Backed EZA Hill Buying Singapore Sheds from CapitaLand Ascendas REIT for $256M
Singapore industrial assets continue to be a top draw for investors with a local platform backed by HIllhouse … Read More>>
Singapore’s CDL Posts 3.9% H1 Profit Growth as Kwek Family Feud Recedes
City Developments Ltd posted a 3.9 percent year-on-year rise in attributable profit to S$91.2 million ($71.2 million) … Read More>>
Centurion H1 Profit Dips 38% on Lower Valuation Gains as Revenue Jumps 13%
Centurion Corp’s first-half attributable profit fell 38 percent year-on-year to S$73.9 million ($57.5 million) as the … Read More>>
Shanghai
Goldman Sachs, PAG, Gaw in Talks to Sell Shanghai Property for Less Than Mortgage Balance
Investors including Gaw Capital Partners, PAG and the merchant banking arm of Goldman Sachs are set to dispose of a … Read More>>
CalPERS-Backed Fund Marketing Office Tower Near Shanghai’s Xintiandi for $316M
One of Shanghai’s most traded office buildings is on the market for 20 percent below its 2015 acquisition price as … Read More>>
Shanghai Office Rents Slide For 12th Straight Quarter
With nearly a quarter of the city’s space standing empty, grade A office rents in Shanghai fell for a 12th straight … Read More>>
Projects
Meitu Founder Buys Project in Hong Kong’s Causeway Bay for $96M
Mainland venture investor Mike Cai Wensheng is taking advantage of bargain prices for Hong Kong assets with the … Read More>>
Aussie BTR Platform Novus Teams With Japan’s Kanden for Melbourne Project
Australian build-to-rent platform Novus has tapped Japan’s Kanden Realty & Development to invest in a 190-unit BTR … Read More>>
Court Clears UOL, CapitaLand to Complete $637M Purchase of Singapore Condo Complex
A joint venture of UOL and CapitaLand Development is a step closer to the collective purchase of a Singapore condo … Read More>>
Asia Outbound
Singapore’s UOL Enters UK Student Housing Market With $59M Brighton Buy
UOL Group has agreed to acquire a student housing complex in southern England for £43.5 million ($59 million), becoming … Read More>>
CapitaLand Ascendas REIT Acquires UK Warehouse Development Sites From DHL for $274M
With demand on the rise for large-scale logistics properties in the UK, CapitaLand Ascendas REIT (CLAR) announced on … Read More>>
Data Centres
Warburg-Backed Evolution Data Centers Wins Investment From Abu Dhabi’s Zero Two
Abu Dhabi’s ADQ is entering Southeast Asia’s data centre market, with the sovereign fund’s Zero Two digital … Read More>>
China’s Galaxy Data Center to Invest $2B in Thai Digital Infrastructure
China’s Galaxy Data Center is the latest player to enter Thailand’s booming data centre market, with the international … Read More>>
PAG Data Centre Unit Flow Breaks Ground on 30MW Central Tokyo Campus
Flow Digital Infrastructure has begun construction of a 30-megawatt data centre campus in central Tokyo, with the unit … Read More>>
Japan
Japanese Giants Picking Up Half-Stake in ESR’s Osaka Mega-Shed Through $474M Fund
Industrial specialist ESR has launched a JPY 70 billion ($474 million) fund to enable the sale of a 50 percent stake in … Read More>>
KKR Japan REIT to Sell Two Osaka Malls for $175M
KKR’s Tokyo-listed commercial REIT has agreed to sell a pair of suburban Osaka malls for a total of JPY 25.8 billion … Read More>>
Tokyo, Hokkaido Hotels Lead $118M Portfolo Buy for SBI’s Nippon REIT
Nippon REIT has agreed to buy two hotels, two office buildings and an R&D facility for a total of JPY 17.4 billion … Read More>>
Hong Kong
Schroders Could Lose Second HK Asset This Summer as UOB Mulls Mall Foreclosure
UK fund manager Schroders could see creditors take over a second property from its Hong Kong portfolio in just over a … Read More>>
Swire Properties Reports $153M Loss on Falling Office Values, CFO to Retire
Swire Properties reported an attributable loss of HK$1.2 billion ($153.1 million) for the first half of 2025, reversing … Read More>>
TPG Angelo Gordon Fund, Wang On Buy Kowloon Hotel for $55M in Student Housing Play
A fund managed by TPG Angelo Gordon has teamed up with Wang On Properties to take advantage of Hong Kong’s cratering … Read More>>
MTD TV
Charter Hall, LogiSpace, Barings, Hale See Aussie Sheds on the Rise: MTD TV
Falling interest rates, a strong economy and e-commerce growth will continue to support Australia’s red-hot warehouse … Read More>>
Rava, Northmod, Colliers Spot Shed Opportunities in Emergent India, Malaysia: MTD TV
India and Malaysia have emerged as key destinations for warehouse investors and developers seeking growth opportunities, … Read More>>
GLP, CPE, Savills Upbeat on Solving China Shed Supply Overhang: MTD TV
Steady e-commerce growth and sustained demand from manufacturing and consumption will chip away at the current overhang … Read More>>
Research & Policy
Singapore Home Sales Hit Five-Month High as Buyers Shrug Off Cooling Measures
New private home sales in Singapore hit their highest level in five months in July, as buyers pounced on a trio of … Read More>>
How are Tech Tools Enabling Innovation in Asian Real Estate? Survey Kicks Off This Week
ChatGPT-5 launched last week with its developer, OpenAI, proclaiming a “new era of work” which will help place … Read More>>