Asia Pacific real estate investment news and information
Singaporean real estate company CapitaLand announced major changes among its China leadership this week when Jason Leow was appointed as the new head of CapitaMalls Asia.
CapitaLand, which is Southeast Asia’s largest developer, named Leow as CEO of its retail division… Read More>>
State Street Corporation, the world’s second-largest standalone custody bank, announced this week that it has appointed Bob Keogh as head of Alternative Investment Solutions (AIS) for the Asia Pacific region.
Based in Hong Kong, Keogh will assume responsibility for the… Read More>>
Oceanwide Real Estate International opened up a new season of bond issues this week with a $320M sale as debt by China’s real estate developers reached historic levels.
The international bond sale by the Beijing-based developer comes as Oceanwide seeks… Read More>>
Chinese investment in US real estate will hit $15 billion in 2014, and Los Angeles is becoming one of the major beneficiaries as buyers branch out into more cities, according to a recent report.
Los Angeles has already ranked second… Read More>>
China’s largest developer by sales took a major step toward transforming its business model last week when Vanke signed a memorandum of understanding to sell a nine of its commercial real estate projects to Carlyle Group.
The deal between China… Read More>>
Zhang Xin, the CEO of property developer Soho China, is in talks with Yale University about funding scholarships for Chinese students to attend the exclusive school. If finalised, the arrangement between Zhang’s Soho China foundation, which she controls with her… Read More>>
Real estate service provider Cushman & Wakefield continued to build up its investment services division in China recently as Eric Schaffer rejoined the team’s eastern China operation.
Schaffer came on board late last month as an Associate Director, with the… Read More>>
China’s real estate downturn continued to put pressure on Shui On Land this week as the troubled developer sold two hotels worth a total of RMB 2.7 billion ($439 million) after posting worse than expected financial results. Luckily, for Shui On… Read More>>
The US EB-5 investor visa program is done issuing visas to Chinese nationals for this fiscal year, thanks to a record surge of applicants from China.
The 24 year-old program, which provides 10,000 immigrant visas each year to individuals who… Read More>>
China took a major step towards opening up its healthcare sector to foreign investment this week, when the Ministry of Commerce and the National Health and Family Planning Commission jointly announced that foreign companies will be allowed to wholly own… Read More>>
