In today’s roundup of regional news headlines, TikTok maker ByteDance buys into a Beijing-based real estate brokerage, a Singapore-listed REIT picks up three office assets in the western US, and Sydney-based AirTrunk opens its first data centre in the Tokyo… Read More>>
Asia Real Estate People in the News 2021-11-22
Fun and games lead this week’s roundup of personnel moves from around Asia Pacific, with the owner of a chain of mainland China water parks promoting its chief executive. Also making the list this week are board-level moves at Banyan… Read More>>
TikTok Owner ByteDance Buys 4 Buildings at Tishman Speyer Shanghai Project
Chinese tech company ByteDance has closed a deal to acquire and lease a combined 2.55 million square feet (236,903 square metres) of office and retail space at Tishman Speyer’s The Springs mixed-use megaproject in Shanghai.
The maker of video app… Read More>>
TikTok Leases London Building Despite Tech Spat and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
In today’s roundup of regional news headlines, social media sensation TikTok sweeps aside diplomatic frictions and signs a 15-year lease in London, China vows to solve the housing problem plaguing the country’s biggest cities, and JP Morgan analysts foresee a… Read More>>
Son of Former Changi Boss Charged in Maid Case and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
The saga of a now-retired Changi Airport boss, his bankrupt son and the family’s domestic helper has entered a new chapter as a Singapore court charges the Karl Liew with having made false accusations against Indonesian Parti Liyani.
Also in… Read More>>
Henderson Land Buys Four Seasons Oahu Resort and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
The overseas adventures of some of Asia’s largest real estate companies lead Mingtiandi’s headline roundup today, with Henderson Land taking sole possession of a beachfront hotel in Hawaii.
One of China Vanke’s biggest US deals has turned into something… Read More>>
TikTok Owner Bytedance Expands in Singapore and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
Singapore office landlords received some good news today as China’s Bytedance follows through on earlier talk of expanding its presence in the city-state with three-storey lease near Raffles Place.
While the maker of TikTok is enlarging its office footprint, Singapore’s… Read More>>
Changi Chairman Steps Down in Maid Abuse Scandal and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
A modern rendition of Shakespeare in Singapore reached a new stage this week when a prince of the Temasek realm finally relinquished his titles as an investigation progresses into possible false theft complaints against a domestic servant, with both Changi… Read More>>
Mapletree Said Investing $40M in India Logistics Park and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
Signs of a late spring are popping up around Asia as Singapore’s Mapletree leads today’s real estate headlines with news of an investment in a India warehouse development.
Beyond that single deal, fresh government statistics show signs of home sales… Read More>>
ByteDance Said to Buy Beijing’s Zhongkun Plaza Mall for RMB 9B
ByteDance, the private Chinese company behind the hugely popular video chat app TikTok, is said to have acquired a failed Beijing shopping center for RMB 9 billion ($1.34 billion), with a plan to convert the facility for office use, according… Read More>>