Warehouses lead Mingtiandi’s first headline roundup of the week with a Singapore-listed REIT closing on its purchase an industrial asset in the city’s Jurong area after agreeing to buy the property during August.
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Li Ka-Shing’s CK Asset Sells Chengdu Project for $1B and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
China’s housing market has heated up after an extended dry spell, and with developer appetites for land surging, Hong Kong’s Li Ka-shing has decided to sell off a mixed-use project in Chengdu while the sun is still shining.
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Ikea Shuts Down China Shops Amid Virus Fears and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
Ready-to-assemble furniture leads the way in Mingtiandi’s roundup of Asia real estate headlines with the news that the world’s largest retailer of flat-packed tables and chairs has temporarily closed all of its stores in China amid the coronavirus outbreak.
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IKEA to Invest RMB 10B in China Operations
Sweden’s IKEA will plough RMB 10 billion ($1.41 billion) into its China operations in the upcoming 2020 fiscal year, in a bid to upgrade and expand its store network and boost its e-commerce offerings in the country.
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Credit Suisse Says Trade War Will Hurt HK Market and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
Hong Kong home prices lead the way in Mingtiandi’s roundup of Asia real estate headlines today with a Swiss investment bank warning that US-China tensions will start to bite, while trade tariffs prompt several major hotel groups to double down… Read More>>
IKEA Opens First India Store in Hyderabad and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
India looms large in the region’s real estate world today as the subcontinent gets its first IKEA shop, and one of the country’s biggest landlords unveils a 1.1 million square metre lease just before it launches India’s first REIT with… Read More>>
R&F Breaks Ground on $570M Melbourne Project and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
Leading today’s roundup, Guangzhou-based developer R&F Property has started work on the first phase of a large-scale regeneration project in suburban Melbourne that could bring up to 1,450 homes to the market. Also in the news, China has unveiled the… Read More>>
HK Office Space Now 76% More Expensive Than NYC and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
China may be celebrating the moon festival, but the real estate market refuses to take a break over this lunar holiday. A new study finds Hong Kong office space is still the most expensive in the world, and IKEA reveals… Read More>>
Versace to Open 1200 SQM HK Flagship Store and More China Real Estate Headlines
Luxury retail has hit some tough times in Hong Kong, but at least one European fashion marques thinks this could be a good time to negotiate a new long-term lease. Plus, mainland developers are turning their attention back to second-tier… Read More>>
China Real Estate People in the News 2015-01-05
China’s real estate community kept busy over the holidays trying out their new jobs, with a long-time JLL broker shifting cities and switching departments, IKEA bringing on new talent and sending successful veterans on to new posts, and more. Read… Read More>>
