London’s office market is falling down and the decline in UK commercial assets could mean a big loss for a Korean venture, with that story leading today’s roundup of Asia real estate headlines. Also in the news, Singapore’s red hot… Read More>>
Asia Real Estate People in the News 2023-07-17
A senior Singapore investment executive leads this week’s round of personnel moves from around the region with a potential shift from the financial to the political realms. Also making the list, a Shenzhen developer gives his son an upgrade and… Read More>>
APAC Investment Volume Plunges by Half in Q1 Despite Hong Kong, Singapore Megadeals
Commercial property investment in Asia Pacific during the first quarter of 2023 slumped to the lowest level in more than a decade, extending a downturn seen in last year’s second half, as rising interest rates and unsettled pricing slowed dealmaking,… Read More>>
Japan Outperforms as APAC Delivers Weakest Q4 for Dealmaking Since 2012: MSCI
Commercial property investment in Asia Pacific totalled $32.6 billion in the fourth quarter of 2022, plunging 52 percent year-on-year, as interest rate hikes and uncertainty about the pricing outlook took a toll, according to MSCI Real Assets.
The investment figure… Read More>>
China Real Estate Acquisitions Slid 25% in Q3 as Western Investors Pull Back
Investors purchased just $8 billion in investment properties in mainland China in the July to September period, down by a quarter compared with a year earlier as North America and European buyers pull back from the market amid the country’s… Read More>>
APAC Office Markets Ready to Rebound in Mid-2023: MTD TV
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Investors looking for lower prices on Asia Pacific office properties may be getting a chance not… Read More>>
APAC Investment Hit by Interest Rate Surge in Q3 as Office Deal Volume Plunges 45%
Fears of an economic slowdown and higher interest rates squelched sales of income-earning real estate assets in Asia Pacific during the third quarter of 2022, with trades of office properties plunging 45 percent year-on-year to $14.9 billion, according to MSCI… Read More>>
Panel: Value-add and Opportunistic Office Strategies in APAC MTD TV Office Strategies Forum 2022
With rising interest rates putting pressure on yields for core investments and occupiers demanding greater sustainability and health safeguards, investors are increasingly looking to value-add and opportunistic strategies in the search for yield.
To better understand how office assets are… Read More>>
Lendlease REIT, Manulife US REIT, JLL See Rising Competition for S-REITs
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The managers of Singapore’s real estate investment trusts are bracing for headwinds amid volatile global markets, according to top executives from Manulife US REIT,… Read More>>
APAC Industrial Property Investment Plunges 62% as Yields Fizzle
Investment in Asia Pacific industrial property totalled $7.2 billion in the second quarter, plunging 62 percent from the record levels achieved during the same period a year earlier, as higher borrowing costs and swelling asset values compressed yield spreads in… Read More>>