Ascott Residence Trust said Monday it has agreed to sell the Ascott Guangzhou and the Citadines Didot Montparnasse Paris serviced apartments for S$191.4 million ($138.8 million) as the Singapore-listed real estate investment trust seeks to monetize assets despite the COVID-19… Read More>>
Mapletree Reports Profit Drop of 18% and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
Yet another major developer has seen its financial results take a beating as a result of COVID-19, as a Singaporean player leads today’s real estate headlines with news of an 18 drop in profits as valuations slide.
Also in the… Read More>>
Hong Kong Tops Housing Misery Index for 10th Year and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
A survey shows that while Hong Kong’s leadership may have lost the plot regarding what makes a great financial centre, they continue their mastery of creating a housing shortage as the city ranks as the world’s least affordable place to… Read More>>
Hanison Seals HK$741M Deal to Buy Hong Kong Tower From CapitaLand
Despite the impact on Hong Kong’s hotel industry after months of escalating social unrest, a select number of players are doing some bargain hunting in the Asian financial hub.
Among the most active purchasers this year has been Payson Cha’s… Read More>>
Ascott Buys Sydney Serviced Apartment Project for S$192M
The Ascott Ltd, CapitaLand’s hospitality unit, is buying a freehold serviced residence project in Sydney for S$192 million ($139 million), bringing Ascott’s assets under management to S$10 billion globally, according to an announcement by the company.
The serviced apartment owner-operator… Read More>>
Koreans Negotiating €1.3B-Plus Brussels Finance Tower Deal and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
A 36-storey office tower in Brussels leads the way in Mingtiandi’s roundup of real estate headlines today with the news that the Korean consortium that snapped up Microsoft’s UK HQ last year is negotiating the purchase of Belgium’s biggest… Read More>>
Hanison Confirms Talks to Buy HK Hotel From CapitaLand at Reported HK$800M
Despite growing uncertainty over the US-China trade war and increasingly violent protests in Hong Kong, a real estate developer controlled by one of the city’s wealthiest families has been actively buying and selling assets.
Hanison Construction Holdings said in a… Read More>>
Korea’s Hana Buys Dublin Office Asset for €145M and More Asia Real Estate News
Koreans in Ireland and Singaporean’s in co-living lead Mingtiandi’s news roundup today as Hana Financial Group wraps up another Dublin shopping trip by making Ireland’s biggest property purchase so far this year. CapitaLand also hits the headlines with an announcement… Read More>>
Co-Working Operators Cut Staff in HK as Funding Dries Up and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
Just one month after backing away from a potential lease deal at The Center in Hong Kong, one of the mainland’s biggest co-working companies is already laying off staff and revising projections, according to a media account today, raising the… Read More>>
Gaw Sees Opportunity in Hong Kong’s Office Sector and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
Hong Kong’s property market may be heading into a rare slide but one of the city’s best-known property investors has one word for opportunity seekers – offices. That ray of sunshine from Gaw Capital chief Goodwin Gaw leads our real… Read More>>