Singapore’s Straits Trading has tokenised a corporate bond linked to a landed home in the city’s posh District 10 through which it can raise up to S$7 million ($5.32 million), marking the conglomerate’s first fractionalised real estate-linked asset listed on… Read More>>
What Smart Contracts Mean for Real Estate Companies Sponsored Feature
With the growth of block chain and amid rising interest in technology applications for real estate, or “proptech,” more property professionals are hearing about smart contracts, but the meaning of the term is not always clear.
There are many… Read More>>
Hong Kong Shopfront Empire Goes High Tech with Blockchain Real Estate Deal
The scion of Hong Kong’s best known empire of shopfronts, industrial projects and mini-hotels is taking the family business high tech with an announcement this week of a blockchain initiative that aims to tokenise real estate in the world’s priciest… Read More>>
WeWork Annual Loss Doubles to $2B and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
New data is now available on the arc of the global shared office phenomena and WeWork’s announcement this week that its annual loss doubled to $2 billion in 2018 has analysts wondering if the co-working craze has already passed its… Read More>>
China Home Price Growth Slows to 9-Month Low and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
Tighter credit and stricter policy enforcement continued to slow down price growth in China’s real estate market according to the latest government figures, which put reports of average prices nationwide growing by their slowest pace in nine months at the… Read More>>
Ucommune Catches Blockchain Fever as China Gets Technical About Co-Working
Chinese co-working startup Ucommune has launched a blockchain development platform, in a move to add a high-tech edge to its network of shared office spaces.
The new program, Ucommune Blockchain Lab, was inaugurated in Beijing on Monday. Member companies will… Read More>>
Gaw Focuses on Tech as Asia’s Key Real Estate Trend at Investment Conference
When 500 movers and shakers in Asia’s real estate scene huddled in Hong Kong today to talk about the latest trends in property investment, the discussion quickly turned to technology, from e-commerce to the blockchain, and its role in transforming… Read More>>
China Mulls Legal Gambling on Hainan and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
Leading today’s roundup, Chinese authorities are said to be drafting a proposal to allow gambling on Hainan, a landmark policy move that could turn the island province into another Macau. Also in the headlines, logistics giant GLP is selling some… Read More>>