The real estate industry globally has been slower to pick up use of technology than other sectors, but the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 helped drive rapid, and what many see as permanent change, particularly in Asia.
Shanghai Core Office Rents Fell 6.7% Last Year as Vacancy Climbs
Shanghai office rents ended 2020 as they began it — in a persistent decline — despite a boost from leasing activity in fringe areas, according to research by global property consultancy JLL.
Rents in Shanghai’s prime office locations fell 1.3… Read More>>
How COVID-19 Ramped Up Proptech Adoption: Watch on MTD TV
The COVID-19 pandemic has been a key accelerator of tech adoption by real estate companies in Asia, according to research by Mingtiandi which is set to be released on Tuesday, 19 January.
In a survey conducted last year, some 60… Read More>>
Lian Beng Consortium Buying Breadtalk HQ in Singapore for $88.7M
Financial stress on one of Singapore’s best known retail groups has turned into a real estate investment opportunity as a consortium led by Lian Beng Group is picking up the headquarters of debt-laden bakery chain Breadtalk.
SGX-listed Lian Beng, which… Read More>>
GLP Raises Additional €500M for European Core Logistics Fund
Warehouse giant GLP has exceeded expectations for its latest European investment vehicle with Asia’s largest logistics developer announcing on Friday that it had raised an additional €500 million ($604 million) for the core strategy.
The Singapore-based firm has now brought… Read More>>
KKR Announces $1.7B Final Closing for First Dedicated Asia Real Estate Fund
Around two years after kicking off its first dedicated vehicle for investing in Asian real estate, US private equity firm KKR has exceeded its original goals for the opportunistic venture.
The New York-based fund manager has completed fund raising for… Read More>>
Blackstone Buying Disney Building in Singapore’s One North for $133M
One of the world’s biggest private equity firms is pushing its real estate bets into the fantasy world, as recently filed documents show that Blackstone is in the process of buying a Singapore building based on George Lucas’ Star Wars… Read More>>
Ivanhoe Cambridge, PAG Launch $400M Japan Last Mile Logistics JV
Canadian pension fund manager Ivanhoe Cambridge has tied up with Hong Kong’s PAG to chase the returns available from warehouses in Japan, according to an announcement today by the two firms.
Together, Ivanhoe Cambridge and PAG aim to invest up… Read More>>
JLL Names New Country Heads for Singapore, Thailand
Global property consultancy JLL on Tuesday announced a set of personnel moves in Southeast Asia, headlined by the promotion of Chris Archibold to country head for Singapore and Michael Glancy to the same role in Thailand.
Archibold, JLL’s head of… Read More>>
Hillhouse Adds Former Blackstone, Soho China Exec to Growing Real Estate Team
Mainland private equity firm Hillhouse Capital is continuing to build out its real estate capabilities as the company recently welcomed a former Blackstone managing director to its property investment team.
Yan Yan, who left Blackstone in late 2020 after a… Read More>>
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