An ailing mainland developer leads this week’s set of personnel moves from around Asia, as a new chairman takes over at both Zhenro Properties and its property management affiliate. Also, announcing leadership changes are China Aoyuan, JLL, PropertyGuru and Mitsui’s… Read More>>
Evergrande Restarts Work on 631 Projects and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
In today’s roundup of regional news headlines, debt-saddled China Evergrande resumes work on hundreds of projects to meet year-end delivery targets, and a Goldman Sachs economist says Japan could scrap its long-standing negative interest rate.
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Blackstone’s Schwarzman Gives REIT Pep Talk and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
In today’s roundup of regional news headlines, Blackstone’s CEO offers an explanation for surging redemptions in the firm’s non-listed REIT, and developer China Aoyuan reveals plans to sell a stake in its property services unit.
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China Aoyuan to Sell 49% of Australia Unit at $170M Loss
Defaulting developer China Aoyuan has agreed to offload a large chunk of its Australia division to an entity controlled by one of the subsidiary’s executives, as the Guangzhou-based group joins the flow of Chinese companies exiting investments Down Under.
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Asia Real Estate People in the News 2022-04-18
A top level change at Hong Kong developer Chinachem leads Mingtiandi’s roundup of personnel moves this week as the privately held builder announces the departure of its managing director of real estate. Also witnessing director departures this week are Hong… Read More>>
China Aoyuan to Default on $1.1B in Offshore Debt Ahead of Restructuring
China Aoyuan Group has become the latest mainland developer to default on its financial obligations, announcing Wednesday that it would not make payments on $1.09 billion in offshore notes scheduled to mature in the next three years, including two sets… Read More>>
Citibank, Hong Kong’s Nine Masts Capital Sue China Aoyuan to Collect $131M Debt
A Hong Kong hedge fund led by a professional poker player sees China Aoyuan Group as a busted flush, and Nine Masts Capital has joined Citibank in taking legal action to recoup more than $131 million owed to them by… Read More>>
Evergrande, Kaisa, Aoyuan Facing Default Scenarios
Kaisa Group Holdings and China Aoyuan Group joined China Evergrande Group on center stage in China’s defaulting developer drama late this past week as all three Hong Kong-listed builders cautioned that default scenarios loomed.
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Aoyuan Sells Project in Hong Kong’s Mid-Levels at a Loss Amid Cash Flow Crisis
Cash-strapped mainland developer China Aoyuan Property Group this month agreed to sell off a redevelopment project in Hong Kong’s Mid-Levels to raise cash, and is expecting to recognise an estimated loss of HK$176.6 million on the disposal, according to an… Read More>>
Evergrande to Sell $1.5B Stake in Shengjing Bank and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
In today’s roundup of regional news headlines, debt-saddled China Evergrande announces plans to sell a large stake it holds in a mainland bank, developer China Aoyuan’s chairman teams with his Henderson Land counterpart to buy Aoyuan shares, and Hong Kong… Read More>>