Asia real estate and outbound investment news
Eagle Hospitality Trust on Tuesday informed its investors that it has shelved a distribution payment due to security holders, after defaulting on a $341 million loan facility.
The managers of the SGX-listed real estate investment trust announced to the stock… Read More>>
Oyo Hotels has cut its China staff by more than 72 percent since late 2019, according to a local news report last week, as the Softbank-backed company struggles to reach profitability less than one year after declaring itself the world’s… Read More>>
A joint venture between Singapore-listed Soilbuild Construction Group and iProsperity, an asset manager which manages funds for Chinese high net worth individuals, has acquired a portfolio of US boutique hotels at a discount, braving the coronavirus crisis for the chance… Read More>>
Hong Kong-based real estate investment firm Far East Consortium International has appointed Derek Cheung as chief executive officer of a hotel trust that the group plans to list in the coming months.
Cheung, who started his new role as head… Read More>>
Plunging property sales lead the way in Mingtiandi’s roundup of Asia real estate headlines today with HSBC predicting a bleak 2020 for mainland China’s real estate market.
In other news around the region, a top office of a Singapore bakery… Read More>>
Just over seven months ago, India’s Oyo Hotels proclaimed itself the world’s third largest hotel. Now the Softbank-backed startup is cutting headcount in its home market by around one-fifth, as it struggles for profitability.
Valued at as much as $10… Read More>>
PAG has teamed up with Seoul-based Inmark Asset Management to acquire the landmark Grand Hyatt Seoul hotel, as the city’s hospitality sector continues to draw interest from foreign investors.
The Hong Kong-based private equity firm, together with its co-investors, is… Read More>>
Huazhu Group has revealed a 19 percent year-on-year jump in hotel turnover for the third quarter of 2019, as China’s largest operator of budget inns boosted its portfolio to more than 5,000 locations.
Turnover increased to RMB 10 billion ($1.4… Read More>>
ARA US Hospitality Trust has agreed to acquire a 390-key trio of select-service hotels in the US for $84.5 million, just six months after the trust raised $498 million in its debut on the Singapore stock exchange.
The trust has… Read More>>
In a sign of how life may be changing for global plutocrats, the next World Economic Forum in Davos may be held at a Chinese budget hotel. Or at least at a property owned and managed by China’s Huazhu Hotels… Read More>>
