A fund managed by Goldman Sachs is buying a set of floors in a Tokyo office tower for JPY 41.2 billion ($281 million) as the US investment bank’s asset management division continues to ramp up its real estate business in… Read More>>
Nippon Building Fund Paying $303M to Expand Holdings in Mitsui Tokyo Complex
TSE-listed Nippon Building Fund announced on Friday that it has agreed to buy more space in a mixed-use complex developed by Mitsui Fudosan in Tokyo for JPY 43.8 billion ($303 million). The company revealed in the same statement that it… Read More>>
Mitsui-Backed REIT Buys Three Japan Hotels From First Brothers for $21M
A Tokyo-listed REIT sponsored by property giant Mitsui Fudosan has acquired a portfolio of three hotels in Japan for JPY 3.1 billion ($21.2 million).
Nippon Accommodations Fund said in a filing that the properties are Smile-branded hotels in the cities… Read More>>
Mitsui Fudosan Expands Investment in $509M Frasers Project in Sydney
Singapore’s Frasers Property is deepening its Australian tie-up with Mitsui Fudosan, with the Singapore-listed firm announcing that it is expanding its residential joint venture with the Japanese development giant to A$797 million ($509 million) in investment value.
The Aussie arm… Read More>>
Singapore’s First Housing Launches of Second-Half Meet Cooler Buyer Reception
After Singapore home prices dropped for the first time in over three years during the second quarter, the first major project launches of 2023’s second half met with cooler responses from homebuyers facing new prospects for housing choice in what… Read More>>
Mitsui Unit Buys 12-Storey Tokyo Office Building in Tokenization Play
A unit of Japanese conglomerate Mitsui & Co has acquired a 12-storey office building in Tokyo’s central Shibuya ward from a US investment firm, with the aim of offering digital securities backed by the asset in the company’s latest deal… Read More>>
Mitsui Fudosan Sells Tokyo Office Space to Its REIT for $352M
Mitsui Fudosan Co. is selling portions of two Tokyo office towers to Nippon Building Fund, a REIT sponsored by the Japanese real estate giant, for a total of JPY 47 billion ($352 million), as quality office assets in Japan’s capital… Read More>>
Asia Real Estate People in the News 2022-12-12
One of Japan’s largest developers has chosen a new top executive and news of that changeover leads this week’s roundup of personnel moves from around the region, while the manager of a Singapore REIT of mainland assets announces that its… Read More>>
Japan’s Mitsui Fudosan Backs Frasers’ Sydney Condo Project in Aussie Debut
Japan’s largest property developer Mitsui Fudosan has made its first foray into Australia by investing in Frasers Property’s A$2.1 billion ($1.5 billion) urban renewal project in Sydney’s North Shore area, according to a release.
As a capital partner, the Tokyo-listed… Read More>>
Singapore Tycoon Wins Vancouver Battle and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
In today’s roundup of regional news headlines, a Singapore billionaire scores a victory in a running legal spat over a Canadian development site, while back in the city-state a condo block changes hands in the first collective sale since the… Read More>>