Leading today’s news, after developers jacked up new home prices in Hong Kong by as much as 40 percent this month, analysts at JP Morgan are calling a peak to the city’s housing market. Also in the headlines, investors turned… Read More>>
Link REIT Buys Guangzhou Mall from Gaw and Morgan Stanley for RMB 4.1B
Asia’s largest real estate investment trust just agreed to acquire its third mainland property, as Link REIT purchased Metropolitan Plaza in Guangzhou from funds controlled by Gaw Capital and Morgan Stanley for RMB 4.1 billion ($589 million), according to a… Read More>>
Link REIT Sells Off 5 Retail Centres for HK$3.6 Bil
Asia’s largest real estate investment trust has sold off five more retail properties in Hong Kong, raising HK$3.64 billion ($469 million) as it continues to sell off community shopping centres around the city.
The management of Link REIT revealed the… Read More>>
Shenzhen Shopkeepers Claim Cheating By Li Ka-shing and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
A couple of heavy hitters in Hong Kong are having a less than stellar start to the week. Shenzhen shopkeepers are not happy with tycoon Li Ka-shing and claim they have been cheated by his CK Hutchison Holdings. Meanwhile, elected… Read More>>
Link REIT and Nan Fung Reel In JP Morgan to Anchor Kowloon Office Complex
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 Development’s 77 Hoi Bun Road office complex…. Read More>>
CapitaLand Profits Rise 28% Thanks To China Earnings And More Asia Real Estate Headlines
With the US presidential election still dominating the headlines, Asia’s real estate markets were a bit neglected this week, but that didn’t stop Singapore’s biggest developer from posting news of a 28 percent rise in profits, thanks to a boost… Read More>>
US Developer Funds Politician’s Trip To Find Chinese Investors And More Asia Real Estate Headlines
As the future of EB-5 hangs in the balance, one US-based developer has paid for a deputy mayor to travel to Shanghai and Beijing to seek investment through the program. Also in the news today, WeWork might have a new… Read More>>
China Property Investment Slows to 6.1% and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
The latest numbers on mainland property investment and homes sales are in, with the Chinese real estate market showing signs of cooling down after a torrid first half. Meanwhile, the region’s biggest REIT goes green for a $500 million bond,… Read More>>
Asia Real Estate People in the News 2016-06-27
This week Asia’s crew of real estate industry professionals features a mainland hospitality veteran taking a C-suite role with Accor, one of Hong Kong’s biggest developers finding new leadership for its asset management division in Shanghai and a familiar broker-face… Read More>>
Link REIT Announces 13% Revenue Rise Despite Retail Downturn
Despite Hong Kong’s biggest retail slump this century, the managers of Link REIT, a real estate investment trust that manages the city’s largest portfolio of shopping space reported a 13.2 percent increase in revenue for the most recent fiscal year,… Read More>>