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BlackRock Leads Investor Group Buying Macquarie’s Aligned Data Centers in $40B Deal
An artificial intelligence investment group led by asset management titan BlackRock has agreed to buy US-based Aligned … Read More>>
Mirae Sells Greater Seoul Tower for $1.4B in Korea’s Biggest Ever Office Deal
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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>>
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Breaking News
ESR Teams With Colt to Develop 130MW Osaka Data Centre Campus
Asian industrial giant ESR and London-based Colt Data Centre Services have set up a joint venture to develop the first phase of a 130-megawatt hyperscale campus in suburban Osaka. The 65MW initial … Read more>>
BlackRock Leads Investor Group Buying Macquarie’s Aligned Data Centers in $40B Deal
An artificial intelligence investment group led by asset management titan BlackRock has agreed to buy US-based Aligned Data Centers at an enterprise value of $40 billion. The transaction … Read more>>
KKR-PAG Lead Bid for Sapporo Real Estate and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
A partnership of KKR and PAG has reportedly emerged as the top bidder for Japanese brewer Sapporo’s real estate business, with that story leading today’s roundup of regional headlines. Also in the … Read more>>
Mirae Sells Greater Seoul Tower for $1.4B in Korea’s Biggest Ever Office Deal
Mirae Asset Management has sold a Greater Seoul office building to a consortium of Korea Investment & Securities and KakaoBank for a record-breaking KRW 2 trillion ($1.4 billion). Pangyo Tech … Read more>>
Singapore’s Centurion Makes London Debut With $55M Student Housing Site Buy
Centurion Corp has acquired a development site for a student housing project in central London for £41 million ($54.8 million), marking the Singaporean builder’s first property in the UK … Read more>>
Former China Vanke CEO Said Held in Criminal Case and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
More drama at troubled China Vanke leads today’s headline roundup, with a report that mainland authorities have detained the builder’s former CEO. Also making news, WeWork India’s share price dips as … Read more>>
SC Capital Sells Seoul Education Building for $38M
Singapore’s SC Capital Partners on Monday announced the sale of an education-focused commercial building in Seoul for KRW 54 billion ($37.7 million), as the fund manager continues to divest … Read more>>
Sacked Aussie Execs Launch Wrongful Termination Proceedings Against JLL
Two recently fired executives of JLL Australia have commenced legal action against the global real estate consultancy for wrongful termination. Peter Blade and Greg Pike, both former high-ranking … Read more>>
Real Estate Finance
Mirae Sells Greater Seoul Tower for $1.4B in Korea’s Biggest Ever Office Deal
Mirae Asset Management has sold a Greater Seoul office building to a consortium of Korea Investment & Securities and … Read More>>
SC Capital Sells Seoul Education Building for $38M
Singapore’s SC Capital Partners on Monday announced the sale of an education-focused commercial building in Seoul for … 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>>
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
Shanghai Office Rents Fall for 14th Straight Quarter as New Buildings Flood Market
Grade A office rents in Shanghai declined at the steepest rate since 2022 in the July to September period as tenants … Read More>>
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>>
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
Singapore’s Centurion Makes London Debut With $55M Student Housing Site Buy
Centurion Corp has acquired a development site for a student housing project in central London for £41 million ($54.8 … Read More>>
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>>
Data Centres
ESR Teams With Colt to Develop 130MW Osaka Data Centre Campus
Asian industrial giant ESR and London-based Colt Data Centre Services have set up a joint venture to develop the first … Read More>>
BlackRock Leads Investor Group Buying Macquarie’s Aligned Data Centers in $40B Deal
An artificial intelligence investment group led by asset management titan BlackRock has agreed to buy US-based Aligned … 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 … Read More>>
Japan
ESR Teams With Colt to Develop 130MW Osaka Data Centre Campus
Asian industrial giant ESR and London-based Colt Data Centre Services have set up a joint venture to develop the first … 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 … 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>>
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
Shanghai Office Rents Fall for 14th Straight Quarter as New Buildings Flood Market
Grade A office rents in Shanghai declined at the steepest rate since 2022 in the July to September period as tenants … 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>>