All eyes are on a prime commercial site sitting atop West Kowloon’s high-speed rail terminus as developers line up joint bids for what should be Hong Kong’s most expensive property to ever go up for sale. Those quirky mainland millennials… Read More>>
HNA Adds 20 More Assets to Close-Out Sale and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
At the top of today’s real estate headlines from around the region, China’s HNA Group is adding a Harbin hotel project and 19 other assets to a list of items it hopes to sell off as the conglomerate continues to… Read More>>
China’s CBRC Cracks Down on Trust Financing for Developers and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
Leading the news today, China has taken another step to reduce lending risks to the real estate sector, as the top banking regulator takes a tough stance against trust financing for property developers. Also, Anbang shows it’s not yet done… Read More>>
HK Investors Buy London Office Block for £135M and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
Brittania continues to be hot with Hong Kong property investors this year, as buyers from the former colony have purchased a second office block on toney St James Square within the past month. Also in the headlines, Mapletree has been… Read More>>
Blackstone Closes on $449M Sale of Seaworld Stake and more Asia Real Estate Headlines
Leading the news this morning, proving that there is life after China’s capital controls, the Blackstone Group has brought in nearly half of billion dollars by selling a stake in SeaWorld to a mainland buyer. Some other would-be sellers have… Read More>>
Kushner Family Leverage Trump Connections in Mainland EB-5 Push
Donald Trump may have campaigned against immigration when he ran for president, but the family of White House advisor and First-son-in-law Jared Kushner is promoting immigration to the US as part of their own campaign to drum up $150 million… Read More>>
Hong Kong Home Sales Jump 44% in March and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
News of rising interest rates bounced off the bulletproof confidence of Hong Kong home buyers last month like facts being flung aside at a Washington press conference, as home sales in the Asian financial hub leapt 44 percent compared to… Read More>>
Crown to Sell $1.18B Stake in Macau Casino After China Arrests and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
Bankruptcies, gambling busts and co-working booms fill the headlines today as Asia’s real estate world refuses to go quietly into the final days of 2016. James Packer is selling off his Macau operation as key members of his China team… Read More>>
US Developer Funds Politician’s Trip To Find Chinese Investors And More Asia Real Estate Headlines
As the future of EB-5 hangs in the balance, one US-based developer has paid for a deputy mayor to travel to Shanghai and Beijing to seek investment through the program. Also in the news today, WeWork might have a new… Read More>>
Why Trump, Clinton and Wang Jianlin All Love US Investor Visa Scheme
What do presidential candidates Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton and China’s richest man all have in common? They all have an interest in America’s EB-5 investor visa program.
Trump has lent his name and his marketing appeal to a new Texas… Read More>>