Worsening relations between China and the United States lead today’s headline roundup as geopolitics appear to be denting trans-Pacific investment fundraising with a pair of the world’s largest private equity firms scaling back their latest buyout strategies. Also in the… Read More>>
Insurer Ping An Changes Property Strategy and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
In today’s roundup of regional news headlines, insurance giant Ping An increases its investment in real estate while reducing exposure to developers, and Australia’s Star Entertainment Group markets one of its Gold Coast hotels.
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China Home Sales Dropped 29% in March and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
Local governments in China have been racing to lower home purchase restrictions in an effort to revive flagging housing sales in recent weeks, but those efforts are still falling short according to the latest government data.
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Evergrande CEO Sold $128M in Bonds Pre-Default and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
In today’s roundup of regional news headlines, China Evergrande’s CEO discloses how he dumped bonds issued by the group ahead of last year’s debt default, fugitive billionaire Guo Wengui’s lawsuit against Swiss banking giant UBS clears a legal hurdle, and… Read More>>
Guo Wengui’s Beijing Office Tower Sold on Taobao for RMB 5.2B
With its erstwhile owner ensconced in at Manhattan penthouse hurling insults at China’s ruling communist party, a Beijing office tower was sold for RMB 5.2 billion ($730 million) this week on a bad asset website operated by Alibaba’s Taobao.
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Court Set to Auction Fugitive Billionaire’s RMB 5.1B Beijing Office Tower on Taobao
A Beijing court has announced plans to auction off an office tower formerly owned by fugitive Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui on a bad asset website operated by Taobao according to a listing on the site belonging to Alibaba Group.
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HNA Suing Fugitive Tycoon for Defamation and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
At the top of today’s headlines, one of China’s biggest buyers of overseas assets is joining what seems like a parade of mainlanders taking a swipe at fugitive tycoon Guo Wengui in New York’s courts. Also in the news, China’s… Read More>>
Disappearing Beijing Tycoon Accuses Newspaper of Corruption
Real estate tycoon Guo Wengui, who was accused in the press of using his connections with China’s security apparatus to bring down a Vice-Mayor of Beijing and have his rivals arrested, is now being sued for seemingly using his hardball… Read More>>
Founder Scandal Reveals Central Beijing Site Bought for $13 a Sqm
An ongoing scandal involving two powerful Chinese companies has already led to several detentions related to corruption charges, and this week it revealed how one of Beijing’s most prime locations was acquired for just RMB860 per square metre ($12.90 per… Read More>>