In today’s roundup of regional news headlines, Ping An is reportedly under scrutiny by China’s government about some of the giant insurer’s property investments, while the world’s most indebted developer, China Evergrande, posts a 29 percent drop in first-half net… Read More>>
Evergrande Said Hawking New Territories Project and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
Struggling mainland developer China Evergrande leads the news again today, with reports of yet another potential asset sale, as sources in Hong Kong indicate that the company is in discussions to sell a New Territories residential project for around $1… Read More>>
K Wah $1.55B Nanjing Project Headlines E China Surge and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
In our latest roundup of regional news headlines, Hong Kong’s K Wah spearheads a development surge in the Yangtze River Delta, a Singapore logistics trust becomes the latest recipient of green financing, and the board of India’s Embassy Office Parks… Read More>>
Hong Kong’s MTR Sells Last Lohas Park Site for HK$20B and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
A Hong Kong land sale leads today’s real estate news from around the region, with a trio of local developers teaming up with Shenzhen’s China Merchants Land to purchase the last phase in the MTR’s Lohas Park project.
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COLI, Henderson, K Wah and Wharf Buy HK$15.95B Kai Tak Site at a Discount
As clashes between police and protesters in Hong Kong escalate, the largest piece of land on the site of the Asian financial hub’s former airport has been sold at a discount to a consortium of Hong Kong-listed developers.
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Wheelock, K Wah and COLI Win Kai Tak Site for HK$12.74B
A joint venture invested by Wheelock Properties, K Wah International Holdings and China Overseas Land and Investment has won a tender for the biggest plot of residential land on what was once the runway of Hong Kong’s Kai Tak airport… Read More>>
Fresh Scandal Links Hong Kong’s Newly Retired MTR Chief to Jet Junkets with K Wah Chairman
Newly retired MTR Corporation chairman Frederick Ma Si-hang saw out the end of his tenure at the government-backed railway operator amid allegations of misconduct, following publication of videos, photographs and a news account in the Apple Daily newspaper linking the… Read More>>
Malaysian Committee to Study Country Garden Project and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
Malaysia may have less population than any province in China, but the Southeast Asian nation is set to have a major impact on the mainland’s biggest real estate developer, according to today’s headlines in the region. Also in the news,… Read More>>
Mainland Bank Leases 8 Floors in Wan Chai and More Hong Kong Real Estate Headlines
Leading today’s Hong Kong roundup, Shanghai Pudong Development Bank — currently headquartered in Central’s Bank of America Tower — has preleased eight floors in Chinachem’s One Hennessy office project in Wan Chai for a record-breaking rent. Together with mainland co-working… Read More>>
Chun Wo Project Found Using Substandard Steel and More Hong Kong Real Estate Headlines
Steel problems carried a housing redevelopment project in Hong Kong’s Sau Kei Wan area into the news this week as a subcontractor was found to have used substandard rebar on the 4,000 unit government subsidised project. Also in the headlines,… Read More>>