Plans to turn Kowloon East into Hong Kong’s second central business district received a boost last week after JP Morgan announced it would establish a major presence at Link REIT and Nan Fung Developmentās 77 Hoi Bun Road office complex…. Read More>>
Home Price Growth Slows in Shanghai, Shenzhen and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
Todayās headlines feature a lot of persistence. Property developers in Beijing were not deterred by new rules for land auctions finding a way to easily circumvent them while Evergrande continues to be persistent in its efforts to buy shares in… Read More>>
Li Ka-shing: 10% Home Price Drop No Big Deal and More China Real Estate Headlines 2016-01-09
Hong Kong home prices fell the most in seven years in November, and look to be headed down further. But if you’re the city’s biggest billionaire, this isn’t a major issue. Meanwhile JP Morgan’s Ryan Li gives the mainland government… Read More>>
Bank of China Buys 30-Storey New York Tower for Nearly $600M
China’s hunger for real estate in global gateway cities was demonstrated again this week when word leaked that the Bank of China is purchasing a Manhattan office tower for a sum said to approach $600 million.
The big four Chinese… Read More>>
ING and JP Morgan Economists Warn on China Property Slowdown
The chorus of concern regarding China’s slumping real estate sector gained a couple of new and highly influential voices last week when economists for JP Morgan Chase and ING both warned of risks to the nation’s economy.
According to a… Read More>>
China Leads Among Foreign Hunters of US Trophy Real Estate
Foreign purchases of trophy buildings in the US more than doubled during 2013, and the leading hunters of these high profile assets were from China, according to a soon-to-be released market survey.
Major acquisitions of landmark properties by investors such… Read More>>
China’s Fosun Confident It Has Cash to Buy Portuguese Insurer
Chinese conglomerate Fosun International Ltd (0656.HK), which is rapidly becoming one of China’s leading global investors, today reassured investors that it has adequate cash to finance its proposed 1 billion euro purchase of Portuguese insurer Caixa Seguros e Saude.
The company also indicated that it will continue to look for investment opportunities outside of China.
Savills Report Finds 111% Increase in Real Estate Deals by the Super-Rich
Investment in big ticket real estate deals by private individuals has risen more than 111 percent in the last five years, with Asian investors leading the surge.
A new report by real estate services firm Savills, in partnership with Singapore cosultancy Wealth-X finds that while corporate real estate investments have increased 43 percent since 2008, real estate acquisitiosn in excess of US$10 million by the world’s wealthy rose by 111 percent in the same period.
Fosun Pays US$725 Mil for Chase Manhattan Building and the Big Buyer Trophy
Fosun International Ltd became the latest Chinese company to acquire a US trophy asset last week when it agreed to purchase 1 Chase Manhattan Plaza from JP Morgan Chase for US$725 million.
With the acquisition the closely held Shanghai firm… Read More>>
China less likely to release property tightening measures – and more of Today’s China Real Estate Links | June 21, 2013
Here is a list of the day’s latest China real estate news collected from around the web:
The government is not likely to release new tightening policies in the short-term… Read More>>