London-based Qube Research and Trading has agreed to take up six floors in Hong Kong’s IFC, with the deal marking the second-largest office lease in the city’s Central district in the past decade, ranking behind a June deal announced by… Read More>>
Equalbase Breaks Ground on Malaysian Industrial Project and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
The growing appeal of Malaysian industrial projects leads today’s look at real estate headlines from around Asia, with Singapore’s Equalbase breaking ground on a new facility in Johor. China Vanke’s ongoing agony also makes the list as the developer declares… Read More>>
Asia Real Estate People in the News 2025-01-27
Major changes at Hong Kong-listed companies lead this week’s review of personnel moves around Asia, with a local builder seeing off its long-time CEO and industrial specialist ESR bidding farewell to the former boss of ARA Asset Management.
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Tokyo New Home Prices Continue to Slide and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
A three-month skid in Tokyo’s average home price leads Mingtiandi’s headline roundup today as condo values slide in the city’s central wards. Singapore’s Mapletree also makes the news with a US student housing disposal and a mainland tenant gets a… Read More>>
Citadel Leases Two More Floors in Hong Kong’s IFC and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
Hong Kong’s stumbling office market looks like a bargain to at least one major US investment manager, with Chicago-based Citadel said to be tripling its footprint in the IFC. Also in the news today, Swire Properties has announced plans for… Read More>>
HK Office Leasing Grows for the First Time in Two Years, Rents Still Slide
Hong Kong’s office market showed signs of revival after a prolonged slump as more tenants leased fresh space than gave up old offices for the first time in two years.
Net absorption of Grade A space in the world’s most… Read More>>
US Fund Manager Expands into Hong Kong’s IFC and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
In today’s roundup of regional news headlines, a US fund manager ramps up its presence in Hong Kong’s Central, a hotel collapse in Suzhou claims eight lives, and Singapore’s condo resale volume dips.
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Hiranandani to Invest in IDC, Industrial Parks and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
In our latest roundup of regional news headlines, one of India’s key property groups says it will spend big to build data centres countrywide, Singaporean developer CDL announces plans for the divestment of a hotel on Malaysia’s Penang island, and… Read More>>
CDL Hotel Trust Sells Brisbane Hotel for A$63.5M and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
The coronavirus continued to show its ability to move markets this week as a Singaporean hotel trust sold off one of its Australian assets at a discount and China’s property investment continued to rise in September despite slowing growth in… Read More>>
Hony Capital Said to Lease Office in Hong Kong’s IFC at 35% Off 2017 Rates
Mainland private equity investor Hony Capital has leased out an upper level unit in Hong Kong’s Two International Finance Centre for HK$130 ($17) per square foot per month – a 35 percent discount on what an equivalent space in the… Read More>>