New information has come to light about the timing of a secret agreement between now-Hong Kong chief executive CY Leung and an Australian engineering firm involving its 2011 acquisition of real estate agency DTZ, which could put the embattled leader… Read More>>
Agile Property Boss Falls into Official Custody – Developer Cancels Rights Issue
Struggling China real estate developer Agile Property took a serious tumble last week when it announced the cancellation of an upcoming rights issue and the detention of Chairman Chen Zhuolin by government authorities.
Mr Chen was said to be confined… Read More>>
Richard Kirke Leaves Colliers HK to Take Over CBRE’s Capital Markets Team
Last week real estate consultancy Colliers International underwent a second major change in its Asia leadership in less than two months, when rival CBRE announced that Richard Kirke would take over responsibility for its APAC Capital Markets team.
Kirke, who… Read More>>
CY Leung Said to Have Received Secret Millions in DTZ Sale
Hong Kong Chief Executive CY Leung has been under fire from democracy protestors in Hong Kong, but now the former head of Asia for real estate service firm DTZ is taking even more heat for allegedly negotiating a personal windfall… Read More>>
Morgan Stanley Reorganises Asia Real Estate in Run Up to New Fund
Morgan Stanley is reorganising the management of its real estate investment business in Asia, as the US investment bank prepares to launch a new $500 million to $1 billion property fund in the region.
According to a report in industry… Read More>>
HK-Listed Developer KWG Tied to Guangzhou Corruption Case
Kong Jian Min, the chairman of KWG Property Holdings, is ranked 181st on the Forbes China Rich List, with a personal fortune estimated at $950 million. According to a report on mainland news site Caixin today, however, the Guangzhou real… Read More>>
Socam Slashes Chengdu Prices by 30% in Scramble for Cash
Socam Development, an affiliate of Shui On Land cut prices by 30 percent at a housing project in central Chengdu last week as the troubled real estate company struggles against slumping sales and falling prices.
According to local media reports,… Read More>>
Bank of America Merrill Lynch Sees Risk of China Becoming Japan
Distortions in China’s housing market, along with other factors, may lead China into an extended period of asset deflation similar to Japan’s, according to a report released this week by Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
The report, “Will China Repeat… Read More>>
Ministry of Commerce Opens Gates for More Outbound Investment
Owners of big buildings around the world should send China’s Ministry of Commerce a thank you note today, after the regulatory body announced that most overseas investments by Chinese companies would no longer need the ministry’s approval.
The decision by… Read More>>
China Allowing More Borrowing For Real Estate as Market Slides
Just days after two private surveys reported that China’s average home prices continued to fall in August for the fourth straight month, there are growing signs that the government is allowing more borrowing in an attempt to bail out the… Read More>>
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