Allianz Real Estate has braved the downturn in Japan to pick up a portfolio of multifamily properties in Tokyo for €110 million ($122 million), announcing the deal just weeks after the property investment arm of the European insurance giant opened… Read More>>
Greystar Unveils First China Apartment Project in Shanghai
Greystar Real Estate Partners has begun marketing its maiden project in China, as the US-based multi-family developer and operator notches another milestone in its Asia expansion.
Dubbed LIV’N 833, the upscale rental housing project is set to open in Shanghai… Read More>>
Blackstone Buying Back Japanese Apartments From Anbang for JPY 300B
Blackstone is poised to buy back a portfolio of Japanese rental apartments from troubled mainland insurer Anbang Insurance for JPY 300 billion ($2.7 billion) in what would be the largest property deal ever in Japan.
Stephen Schwarzman’s Blackstone, which has… Read More>>
Greystar Readies for $200M Debut Japan Acquisition, Names Country Head
Greystar Real Estate Partners has announced the appointment of Akira Kosugi as managing director of its Japan business as the US-based rental apartment developer embarks on the next stage of its Asia expansion.
The company’s newly launched Tokyo office brings… Read More>>
Blackstone Selling Japan Rental Apartment Portfolio to Allianz for €1.1B
Blackstone has agreed to sell a portfolio of rental apartment properties in Japan to Allianz Real Estate for €1.1 billion ($1.2 billion), according to an announcement by the Paris and Munich-headquartered insurer.
Marking its entry into the Japanese residential market,… Read More>>
Blackstone Seeks Buyer for $1.5B Japanese Multifamily Portfolio
US private equity giant Blackstone is seeking a buyer for a portfolio of 82 blocks of flats in Japan predicted to fetch up to $1.5 billion.
Blackstone has appointed JLL and Mizuho Trust & Banking as advisers for the sale,… Read More>>
Foreign Investment Pushes into India’s Nascent Multifamily Sector Sponsored Feature
Foreign investors are pushing into India’s rental housing market, with a big recent deal highlighting the potential for a shift away from mom-and-pop dominance in the sector.
Budget hotel operator OYO Rooms, backed by SoftBank, announced in late October its… Read More>>
CapitaLand Buys $835M in US Multifamily Assets From Starwood Capital
Southeast Asia’s largest developer, CapitaLand, has doubled its investment in the US with a single, $835 million purchase of a portfolio of multifamily properties, according to an announcement by the Singaporean company this week.
The government-linked developer’s CapitaLand International subsidiary… Read More>>
GIC to Invest Up to $1B in China Rental Housing JV with Warburg Pincus-Backed Nova
Singaporean sovereign wealth fund GIC is making its first foray into China’s rental housing market by establishing a joint venture with Warburg Pincus-backed rental housing startup Nova. According to a joint announcement today by GIC, Nova and Warburg Pincus, the… Read More>>
GIC, CPPIB Partner with Cortland in $550M US Multifamily Deal
For the second time in one week, Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC has teamed up with Canadian pension giant CPPIB to buy up residential properties in the US, via a $550 million deal for multifamily assets primarily in the country’s… Read More>>
