In the news today, Hong Kong’s Superman is weakened by kryptonite in its Brexit-form as shares in his affiliates continue to trend downward. Meanwhile Korea’s Lotte Department Store is teaming with Citic Group to enter the Shanghai retail sector and… Read More>>
Asian Investors Seen Shopping for Brexit Bargains and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
Half a dozen UK property funds have already suspended trading, but for some Asian investors the Brexit crisis is bargain hunting time, according to a recent report. Plus, officials in Beijing are getting just as tired of the Vanke custody… Read More>>
China Vanke Profits Rose to Record RMB17.6B and More China Real Estate Headlines 2016-03-15
China’s largest developer scored its biggest profits ever in 2015, but still fell short of analyst expectations. Meanwhile local competition for WeWork readies for the US coworking giant’s market entry with a fresh round of venture capital. Read on for… Read More>>
CITIC Exits Mainland Homebuilding Business in $4.8B Deal With China Overseas Land
CITIC Group, one of China’s largest state-owned investment conglomerates has effectively sold off its mainland residential development business to China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd in a transaction valued at RMB 31 billion ($4.8 billion).
Under the terms of an… Read More>>
China Real Estate People in the News 2015-03-02
As Greater China’s real estate professionals return from the Spring Festival holiday, many of them are coming back to bigger roles in new cities. This week we have a former agency GM joining a serviced apartment investor, a Shanghai and… Read More>>
China Downturn Providing Opportunity for Citic and Grosvenor
The best time to invest may just be that moment when most other investors have given up on the market, at least that seems to be the case for Citic Capital and Grosvenor.
Both state-owned asset manager Citic and UK-based… Read More>>
China Real Estate Investors See Opportunities in 2014 Downturn
With China’s headlines filled by stories of defaulting developers and falling home prices, some of the world’s largest real estate investors are finding 2014 to be a good year for negotiating property deals in the world’s second-largest economy.
In a panel discussion that… Read More>>
Mingtiandi to Lead $7B Investor Panel at Real Estate Conference
With China’s real estate market continuing to dominate the headlines across Asia and globally, the opportunities created by the current market turmoil will be a major topic at a regional real estate investment conference in Singapore this week.
Real Estate… Read More>>
Citic Ties Up With European Mall Manager to Serve China Retail Centres
Chinese investment firm Citic Capital Holdings Limited and Portuguese mall operator Sonae Sierra recently announced a new joint venture to lease and manage shopping centres in China. The new company intends to provide services to the owners of the millions… Read More>>
Developers Get New Funding Source as China Announces First REIT
A new channel for fundraising may be on the way for China’s real estate developers, as the government recently approved the country’s first real estate investment trust (REIT).
According to a report today in the South China Morning Post, Citic… Read More>>