Asia Pacific real estate investment news and information
Morgan Stanley’s leading analyst of China’s economy sounded a reassuring note about the country’s real estate market today, by telling investors that changes in government policy will keep the troubled sector from falling more than 20 percent this year.
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China’s Xi government took down the biggest trophy to date in its campaign against corruption, and the fall of former politburo member Zhou Yongkang can be attributed in part to a pattern of using political influence to win lucrative business… Read More>>
The city of Wenzhou in Zhejiang province has long been known as a centre for entrepreneurial zeal, but after nearly three years of sliding home prices it is becoming known for something else innovative in China – walking away from your… Read More>>
Grade A office rentals in Shanghai held fast during the second quarter, despite three major new buildings coming on the market. However, the outlook for 2015 and beyond could hold trouble for some projects as the city now has more… Read More>>
While China’s real estate downturn has yet to create the kind of distress seen in the US in 2008, it still is taking a toll on the fortunes of the country’s commercial kings and queens, according to Fortune magazine.
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China’s real estate elite continued to build bridges with the US this week when Zhang Xin and Pan Shiyi – the flamboyant couple behind developer SOHO China – announced a $15 million gift to Harvard University.
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The real estate billionaire behind a Shanghai shopping mall and hotel plans to buy up the majority of an upcoming Singapore REIT offering as China’s property developers continue to look for ways to invest their wealth overseas.
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Despite signs of a downturn in Asian property markets, the region’s real estate sector received another vote of confidence from international investors this week, when LaSalle Investment Management announced its successful recruitment of $1 billion in new equity for investment… Read More>>
New York is cheaper than Beijing and London’s a better bargain than Shanghai, but at least Hong Kong is cheaper than Luanda, Angola.
A report on the cost of living in major cities around the world shows that Hong Kong, Singapore,… Read More>>
Chinese purchases of US homes rose 19 percent during 2013 to total $22 billion in housing purchases. The surge in spending made China the leading foreign buyers of US homes with 24 percent of US housing purchases by foreign buyers… Read More>>
