In today’s roundup of regional news headlines, Hong Kong retailer Giordano plans to close six stores in the city after reporting a full-year loss, JD.com’s shares slide on fears of overstretched logistics spending, and China Evergrande’s chairman looks beyond his… Read More>>
Seoul Office Deals Reached Record $12.1B in 2020 and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
In today’s roundup of regional news headlines, Seoul records another banner year in office transactions, Singapore developer CapitaLand warns of a likely 2020 loss, and China Evergrande enjoys a sizeable fundraising for its electric vehicle arm.
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HNA Chair Barred From Flying Over $5,300 Debt and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
A once high-flying mainland investor has been grounded by the courts after failing to make a $5,300 payment ordered in a lawsuit judgement, landing HNA Group at the top of the news once again.
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China Evergrande Warns of 50% Shortfall in Projected 2019 Earnings
China Evergrande Group has slashed earnings projections for 2019 to RMB 33.5 billion ($7.5 billion), a drop of nearly half from the previous year as sales plummeted amid China’s weakening economy and tighter housing policies.
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Evergrande Profit Falls 49% in 2019 1H as Car Unit Loses RMB 2B
China’s third-largest developer by sales, China Evergrande Group, has warned shareholders of falling profits for the first half of the year, according to an alert filed with the Hong Kong stock exchange last Friday.
The Shenzhen-based real estate giant told… Read More>>
Chinese Investor Buys Melbourne Complex for A$150M and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
Melbourne leads the way in Mingtiandi’s roundup of Asia real estate headlines today as a company with links to a mainland China developer has snapped up a Novotel hotel and a shopping mall in the Australian city for $105 million.
Faraday Future Loses Bid to Terminate $2B Evergrande Deal
A request from Jia Yueting’s Faraday Future asking an arbitrator to void its $2 billion investment agreement with a unit of Evergrande Health Industry Group was rejected late last week, keeping the unit of China’s largest property developer by sales… Read More>>
Evergrande’s $2B Investment in Faraday May Have a Limited Future
After enjoying a four month honeymoon following China Evergrande’s June decision to invest $2 billion in his Faraday Future electric car startup, mercurial mainland entrepreneur Jia Yueting is ready to call it quits with his latest white knight.
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Evergrande Takes the Wheel at Faraday Future With $2B EV Investment
Mainland China’s second-largest property developer by sales is buying a controlling stake in Jia Yueting’s Faraday Future for HK$6.75 billion ($860 million) as it takes on a commitment to invest some $2 billion in the flailing Los Angeles-based electric car startup.
Asia Real Estate People in the News 2017-03-20
Change is in the air for Asia’s real estate professionals as the head of a health care subsidiary of China’s largest developer shows signs of hurting, and new roles abound in the flexible space. Also making moves this week was… Read More>>