Brookfield Commits $10B to Japan and More Asia Real Estate Headlines

Brookfield leads today’s collection of real estate headlines from around the region, with asset management giant vowing to invest $10 billion in Japan over the next five years. Also making the list, Hong Kong developer Lai Sun continues to struggle with refinancing its debt and China Overseas Land tops the bidding for a pair of Shanghai sites.

Brookfield to Invest $10B in Japan Over Next Five Years

Canada’s Brookfield Asset Management will invest more than $10 billion in Japan over the next five years. “We are now set up to be able to actionably deploy amounts of capital like we deploy in our major markets of the world,” said Brookfield CEO Bruce Flatt in a recent interview in Tokyo.

He also revealed plans to develop new areas of investment, including data centres and battery storage facilities, where it has not previously been active in Japan. Read more>>

Hong Kong Builder Lai Sun Struggles to Refinance $446M in Debt

Hong Kong developer Lai Sun Development Co., controlled by local tycoon Peter Lam, has been working to win banks’ backing for a HK$3.5 billion ($446 million) loan refinancing deal.

The company has already spent longer on its deal than property giant New World Development Co. took to complete its recent record loan refinancing. The loan is set to mature in October, but nearly half of the lenders involved have yet to commit. Read more>>

China Overseas Land Wins Two Shanghai Plots for a Combined $1.7M

China Overseas Land & Investment spent RMB 11.89 billion ($1.7 billion) to acquire two plots in Shanghai on the first day of the city’s sixth major land auction this year.

The plots are in Jing’an and Putuo districts, with total prices reaching RMB 536.3 million ($75 million), with a floor price of RMB 90,390 ($12,624) per square metre, and RMB 652.5 million ($91 million), with a floor price of RMB 58,823 ($8,216) per square metre, respectively. Read more>>

Far East Holdings Signs MOU to Acquire Macau Hotel

Far East Holdings International inked an MOU on Tuesday, signalling its intention to acquire a hotel property in Macau, as per a recent filing to Hong Kong’s stock exchange.

The vendor offering to sell the company behind the hotel property has agreed not to negotiate with any other party for the following four months. The agreement gives Far East a four-month exclusivity period and three months for due diligence, with a final decision to be made within a month after the review. Read more>>

Former Hong Kong Exchange Boss Buys Kai Tak Condo for $5.9B

Francis Yuen Tin-fan, former CEO of Hong Kong’s stock exchange operator, and his wife spent HK$46.5 million ($5.92 million) on a luxury flat in Kai Tak, adding to a string of transactions that they have made in the city over the past decade.

Yuen and Rose Lee Wai-mun bought a 1,298 square foot, four-bedroom unit at The Knightsbridge late last month at HK$35,794 per square foot, according to Land Registry records. Read more>>

India’s Motilal Oswal Hits $232M for Latest Real Estate Credit Fund

Motilal Oswal Alternates (MO Alternates), the alternative investments arm of Motilal Oswal Group, has announced the final close of Indian Realty Excellence Fund VI (IREF-VI), raising commitments aggregating to INR 2,000 crore ($232 million). This latest fundraise marks a remarkable 65 percent growth compared to its predecessor and ranks among the largest and fastest domestic capital raises in India’s real estate credit space.

A significant portion of the capital for this fund has been raised from family offices and Indian HNIs. The Fund has also received commitments from offshore investors through the GIFT City route. Read more>>

Marina Bay Sands Revenue Rose 17% in H1

Net revenue for Marina Bay Sands (MBS) rose 17 per cent to US$2.6 billion in the first half of 2025, from US$2.2 billion for the same period in 2024.

The casino resort operator’s parent company, Las Vegas Sands (LVS), said on Thursday (Jul 24) that MBS delivered “record financial and operating performance”. The company drew down S$1.1 billion to fund the payment for the land premium on MBS’ US$8 billion expansion. Read more>>

China Warehouse Rents Fell 12.8% in First Six Months of 2025

Rents on logistics properties in mainland China extended a slump into the first half of this year, with experts forecasting little relief in the coming months as more companies choose to relocate their operations outside the country to hedge against rising US-China trade tensions.

Rents declined 12.8 per cent in the first six months from a year earlier, property consultancy Knight Frank said in a report on Wednesday. The market weakened by 14.1 per cent in the July to December period last year. Read more>>

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