Top homebuilder China Vanke and its commercial property platform SCP Group (SCPG) have entered a deal to buy a portfolio of 20 mainland shopping malls from Singapore’s CapitaLand for RMB 8.37 billion ($1.3 billion). The two parties are teaming up… Read More>>
Hangzhou Developer Arrested After Loan Default and Fraud Reports
China’s real estate industry and the shadow banking network that it relies on received a collective black eye this week when a Hangzhou developer first defaulted on loan payments, and was later arrested on fraud allegations surrounding RMB 2 billion… Read More>>
Philippine Developer Sinks $100M More into Tianjin Megamall
Mall developer SM Prime, the listed vehicle of Filipino billionaire Henry Sy has already dipped into at least $50-$100 million of a recent bond sale to help bring to market its 530,000 square metre SM Tianjin Shopping Centre project… Read More>>