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Featured Stories
NTT Global Data Centers Breaks Ground on 36MW Osaka Campus
NTT Global Data Centers has begun construction of a 36-megawatt Osaka hyperscale campus, according to a statement this … Read More>>
Sweden’s EQT Names Asia Boss Salata as Chair to Succeed Founder Conni Jonsson
Less than five months after replacing its CEO, fund manager EQT has nominated its Asia boss to succeed founder Conni … Read More>>
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APAC Real Estate Investors Adjust to More Active, Specialised Strategies: Vistra-APREA
Real estate investors in Asia Pacific are adopting more active management strategies and venturing into more specialised … Read More>>
The Terrain has Shifted in Hong Kong’s Education Sector
Education has been a central policy priority in Hong Kong since 2023, when the government announced the sector as a … Read More>>
From Tools to Traction: Where Real Estate Tech is Heading in 2026
Last year, artificial intelligence shifted from headline hype to hands-on experimentation – and with it, real estate’s … Read More>>
Breaking News
China Vanke Announces Chairman Switch Following Detention Reports
China Vanke is facing a fresh challenge after the embattled mainland developer revealed on Monday that its chairman has resigned after less than nine months on the job, with reports indicating that … Read more>>
Hong Kong Tests Market with Tender for Kowloon Residential Site
The Hong Kong government will launch a small Kowloon residential site for tender before the end of this year, testing developer appetites for new projects in the city after having held back urban … Read more>>
Gaw Seeks to Refinance $370M Loan on Shanghai Asset and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
The ongoing struggles of China’s real estate markets lead Mingtiandi’s look at the headlines from around Asia Pacific today as Gaw Capital looks for ways to finance $370 million in debt tied to a … Read more>>
Asia Real Estate People in the News 2025-10-13
Data centres lead Mingtiandi’s review of personnel moves around Asia Pacific again this week with a PAG-backed digital infrastructure player naming a new CTO. Also making our list this week is a … Read more>>
NTT Global Data Centers Breaks Ground on 36MW Osaka Campus
NTT Global Data Centers has begun construction of a 36-megawatt Osaka hyperscale campus, according to a statement this week. A groundbreaking ceremony at the site in Ibaraki City, 20 kilometres … Read more>>
Sweden’s EQT Names Asia Boss Salata as Chair to Succeed Founder Conni Jonsson
Less than five months after replacing its CEO, fund manager EQT has nominated its Asia boss to succeed founder Conni Jonsson as chairperson. The appointment of Jean Eric Salata remains subject to … Read more>>
Digital Edge Lands $325M for Indonesia Data Centre and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
Data centres lead the way again today as Stonepeak-backed Digital Edge raises $325 million in financing for its Indonesia business. Also in the news, ex-ARA boss John Lim has learned to love Chinese … Read more>>
HSBC Proposes $37B Privatisation of Hong Kong Unit Hang Seng Bank
HSBC Holdings has offered to take private its Hang Seng Bank subsidiary in a deal valuing the Hong Kong-based unit at HK$290 billion ($37.3 billion) on an equity basis. Under the plan, the … Read more>>
Real Estate Finance
HSBC Proposes $37B Privatisation of Hong Kong Unit Hang Seng Bank
HSBC Holdings has offered to take private its Hang Seng Bank subsidiary in a deal valuing the Hong Kong-based unit at … Read More>>
Warburg-Backed Vita Selling Singapore Assets to CapitaLand Ascendas REIT for $438M
Vita Partners, a life sciences and R&D real estate joint venture of fund manager Warburg Pincus and Australian … Read More>>
SC Capital, CapitaLand Investment Seek to Raise $500M for UAE Industrial Fund
Singapore’s SC Capital Partners and Temasek-controlled CapitaLand Investment have launched a co-sponsored UAE industrial … Read More>>
Singapore
UOL JV Bests Eight Rival Bids to Place $405M Top Offer for Singapore Residential Site
A consortium of UOL affiliates entered the highest bid of S$524.3 million ($404.6 million) for a residential site in … Read More>>
Warburg-Backed Vita Selling Singapore Assets to CapitaLand Ascendas REIT for $438M
Vita Partners, a life sciences and R&D real estate joint venture of fund manager Warburg Pincus and Australian … Read More>>
Singapore Quarterly Office Rent Growth Quickens to 1.3%, Boosted by IOI Central Boulevard
Grade A office rents in Singapore’s central business district rose 1.3 percent in the third quarter compared with 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
Hong Kong Tests Market with Tender for Kowloon Residential Site
The Hong Kong government will launch a small Kowloon residential site for tender before the end of this year, testing … Read More>>
UOL JV Bests Eight Rival Bids to Place $405M Top Offer for Singapore Residential Site
A consortium of UOL affiliates entered the highest bid of S$524.3 million ($404.6 million) for a residential site in … Read More>>
Korea’s Mastern Teams With KT Living on Seoul Rental Housing Project
Seoul-based Mastern Investment Management has partnered with the rental housing arm of property giant KT Estate on a … Read More>>
Asia Outbound
Mapletree Sells Melbourne Office Block for One-Third Off 2017 Acquisition Price
Mapletree Investments has contributed to a growing list of bargain Australian office deals with the Singapore firm … Read More>>
GIC, Chancerygate Said to Buy 17-Asset UK Industrial Portfolio From L&G
Singapore sovereign giant GIC has teamed up with London-based developer Chancerygate to acquire a portfolio of 17 UK … Read More>>
Data Centres
NTT Global Data Centers Breaks Ground on 36MW Osaka Campus
NTT Global Data Centers has begun construction of a 36-megawatt Osaka hyperscale campus, according to a statement this … Read More>>
Warburg Pincus Buys Site for 80MW Greater Seoul Data Centre
Warburg Pincus has acquired a greenfield site in South Korea for development of an 80-megawatt data centre in … Read More>>
Keppel DC REIT Buying Colt Tokyo Data Centre Leased to Microsoft in $551M Deal
Keppel DC REIT and its sponsor have agreed to buy a Greater Tokyo data centre from a Colt Data Centre JV in a deal … Read More>>
Japan
NTT Global Data Centers Breaks Ground on 36MW Osaka Campus
NTT Global Data Centers has begun construction of a 36-megawatt Osaka hyperscale campus, according to a statement this … Read More>>
KKR Selling One-Fifth Stake in Logistics Operator Logisteed to Japan Post for $944M
Fund management giant KKR has agreed to sell a 19.9 percent stake in its Tokyo-based logistics operator Logisteed to … Read More>>
GLP J-REIT Selling Greater Tokyo Shed for $72M
GLP J-REIT has agreed to sell a warehouse located northeast of Tokyo to an undisclosed buyer for JPY 10.9 billion ($72 … Read More>>
Hong Kong
Hong Kong Tests Market with Tender for Kowloon Residential Site
The Hong Kong government will launch a small Kowloon residential site for tender before the end of this year, testing … Read More>>
HSBC Proposes $37B Privatisation of Hong Kong Unit Hang Seng Bank
HSBC Holdings has offered to take private its Hang Seng Bank subsidiary in a deal valuing the Hong Kong-based unit at … Read More>>
Alibaba in Talks to Buy Top Half of Mandarin Oriental Causeway Bay Tower for $900M
Alibaba Group is in talks to buy the top 13 floors of the Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group’s soon to be completed Causeway … Read More>>
MTD TV
Lower Rates, Limited Supply Creating European Opportunities: Brookfield
Asian investors upped their bets on European real estate during the first half of 2025 with one of the world’s largest … Read More>>
PDG Aims for APAC AI Dominance After Raising $1.3B in Fresh Funding: MTD TV
Princeton Digital Group aims to lead AI deployment across Asia Pacific after securing $1.3 billion in fresh funding, … Read More>>
NTT, DCI, Goldman, DC Byte See Japan, Korea Overcoming Data Centre Challenges: MTD TV
Strong customer demand and investment returns make data centre investments in Japan and Korea attractive despite high … Read More>>
Research & Policy
Singapore Quarterly Office Rent Growth Quickens to 1.3%, Boosted by IOI Central Boulevard
Grade A office rents in Singapore’s central business district rose 1.3 percent in the third quarter compared with the … Read More>>
APAC Hotel Investment Fell 23% in H1, Full Year Recovery Expected: JLL
Trades of hotels in Asia Pacific fell to $4.7 billion in the first half of 2025, down 23 percent compared with the same … Read More>>