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>>
Kai Tak Mega-Deal Fuels Home Price Surge and More Hong Kong Real Estate Headlines
Leading today’s Hong Kong real estate news, property developers in the city have reacted quickly to the record-shattering land sale in the Kai Tak area last week by raising prices for new residential units, with price hikes of as much… Read More>>
LeEco Unit Faces Friday Shut Down in Hong Kong After Missing $1.3M in Rent
Mainland media magnate Jia Yueting’s LeEco may be about to suffer another setback in its battle to climb out of a RMB 16.8 billion ($2.7 billion) debt hole, as a Hong Kong online streaming unit of the Beijing-based conglomerate is… Read More>>
Chinese Estates Recorded 42% Drop in Profits Last Year and More Hong Kong Real Estate Headlines
Leading today’s Hong Kong real estate news, tycoon Joseph Lau may fly high in his private 787, but his company, Chinese Estates, hit a downdraft last year that pulled profits down 42 percent in 2017. Also in the headlines, saw… Read More>>