China’s ongoing property woes are hurting returns for a CapitaLand-sponsored REIT, with that story leading Mingtiandi’s real estate headlines today. Country Garden also makes news with the troubled developer avoiding its first onshore bond default and a metals magnate’s daughter… Read More>>
Lui Chong Chee to Chair CapitaLand Ascott Trust
CapitaLand Ascott Trust has appointed Lui Chong Chee as the next chairman of the Singapore-listed lodging REIT, succeeding the retiring Bob Tan.
Lui, who currently sits as a non-executive independent director, will take over the chairman’s seat on 22 April… Read More>>
Hong Kong Home Prices Fell 6.8% in 2023 and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
The ongoing slide in Hong Kong’s housing market leads Mingtiandi’s roundup of headlines from around the region, with official figures for 2023 showing a 6.8 percent decline in prices. Also in the news, Blackstone has hired a Washington, DC veteran… Read More>>
Asia Real Estate People in the News 2024-01-01
A top management change at Ping An Insurance leads Mingtiandi’s first review of personnel moves around Asia for 2024, with the mainland financial giant naming its now former co-CEO to a non-executive director role. Also making the list is a… Read More>>
CapitaLand China Trust Selling Beijing Mall to Inner Mongolian Investor for $120M
CapitaLand China Trust (CLCT) is selling an underperforming Beijing shopping mall to an investor from Inner Mongolia for RMB 849.2 million ($120 million) in the latest example of domestic capital buying up discounted assets as China’s real estate market slows.
China Accepts Applications for First Commercial REITs and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
China’s malls can now be included in the country’s real estate investment trusts of infrastructure assets, with announcements of the first successful applications under the revised rules leading Mingtiandi’s headline roundup today. Also making the list is mainland developer Jingrui’s… Read More>>
Former China Everbright Boss Arrested for Graft and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
The arrest of the former chairman of a Chinese financial giant leads today’s collection of real estate headlines from around the region, as the mainland’s graft crackdown continues. Also in the news, Capitaland’s China REIT prices a set of offshore… Read More>>
Asia Real Estate People in the News 2023-08-07
Infrastructure is in style and one of Canada’s largest pension funds leads this week’s collection of personnel moves from around Asia Pacific with its appointment of a new head of infrastructure overseeing its global operations. Also the making the list… Read More>>
HSBC Raises Hong Kong Prime Rate After Fed Hike and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
The rising price of borrowing leads today’s roundup of regional real estate news as Hong Kong’s largest bank raises interest rates to a 16-year high. Also in the headlines today, a pair of shophouses has changed hands in Singapore’s Serangoon… Read More>>
Link REIT Denies Mainland Report of Commercial Portfolio Sale
Link REIT has denied a report by a Chinese news site that Asia’s largest real estate investment trust is looking for a buyer for a set of seven assets constituting its entire mainland commercial portfolio.
State-backed media outlet The Paper… Read More>>