In today’s roundup of regional headlines, Chinese developer Dalian Wanda reportedly looks to sell 20 malls for about $100 million each, as mainland credit woes help push distressed real estate debt levels to $190 billion globally. Also in the news,… Read More>>
Deloitte Resigns as Aoyuan Healthy Life Auditor and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
In today’s roundup of regional news headlines, Deloitte steps down as auditor of mainland developer Aoyuan’s property management spin-off, homebuilder Jiayuan gets a ratings upgrade after making an interest payment, and China’s Super Ocean seeks a capital partner for its… Read More>>
IHG Pins Hopes on China as Revenue Plunges 80% and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
The owner of the Holiday Inn brand leads the way in Mingtiandi’s roundup of Asia real estate headlines today with the news that the London-listed hotel group is pinning its hopes on China’s recovery as the hospitality industry faces the… Read More>>
Softbank’s Oyo Furloughs Thousands as Operations Freeze and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
A Softbank-backed hotel company leads the way in Mingtiandi’s roundup of Asia real estate headlines today with the news that the budget accommodation chain has furloughed thousands of staff.
In other news around the region, sliding home rents in one… Read More>>
Property Heirs Get Keys to $109B in HK Family Empires and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
Property dynasties lead the way in Mingtiandi’s roundup of real estate headlines today with the news that the biggest four Hong Kong tycoons have passed on empires worth a combined $109 billion, while the Chinese government has taken another step… Read More>>
Wanda Waves Bye Bye to Sofitel, Hyatt and Hilton in Quest to Build Own Hotel Brand
Dalian Wanda Group is saying goodbye to its partnerships with foreign hotel operators as the Chinese conglomerate continues its quest to build the first globally recognised Chinese premium hotel brand.
While the company has been forced to abandon its attempts… Read More>>
Chinese Estates Builds HK$27B Evergrande Stake and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
Joseph Lau’s Chinese Estates got some good news this week as the developer’s stake in China Evergrande now is worth more than its own Hong Kong market cap. Also in the headlines, China’s suppression of housing demand means that sales… Read More>>
Asia Real Estate People in the News 2017-04-17
This week’s biggest moves among Asia’s community of real estate professionals start out with one of China’s biggest financial groups hired a new head of investment, while an international hospitality group promotes one of its top hotel hunters. Read on… Read More>>
New World Wins Kowloon Site for HK$7.8 Bil and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
Leading today’s headlines, while Hong Kong residents may have little hope of buying a home this century, the government is doing just fine, thanks to robust land sales. New World paid a higher than expected price for a site in… Read More>>
Anbang Back in Hotel Hunt with $7B Bid for IHG
China’s Anbang Insurance has apparently rekindled its passion for hotels with the mainland financial upstart reportedly preparing a $7 billion bid for the FTSE-listed Intercontinental Hotels Group.
Anbang, which became famous for its $1.95 billion acquisition of New York’s Waldorf… Read More>>