Zhang Xin, the CEO of property developer Soho China, is in talks with Yale University about funding scholarships for Chinese students to attend the exclusive school. If finalised, the arrangement between Zhang’s Soho China foundation, which she controls with her… Read More>>
Vantone’s Feng Lun Says Innovation Key to Surviving Saturated Market
One of China’s pioneer private real estate developers has some advice on how his friends and competitors can survive the current downturn in the sector, and it starts with innovation.
Speaking at a real estate finance event in Beijing last… Read More>>
SOHO China Owners Give $15M for Harvard Scholarships
China’s real estate elite continued to build bridges with the US this week when Zhang Xin and Pan Shiyi – the flamboyant couple behind developer SOHO China – announced a $15 million gift to Harvard University.
The pair of property entrepreneurs donated… Read More>>
Tesla Charges into Deal with SOHO to Power Cars in China
Tesla Motors continued to make inroads into the China market last week when it signed deals with real estate developers SOHO China and China Yintai Holdings to build charging centres in Beijing.
The high-end luxury car maker, whose Model S… Read More>>
Vanke CEO Expects 75K Real Estate Firms to Vanish by 2029
The golden age of China’s real estate market is over, according to the top of executive of China Vanke, but the industry should do just fine as it enters its “silver age.”
Yu Liang, the CEO of China’s biggest real… Read More>>
Soho’s Pan Alarmed Over Imminent Wreck of Real Estate Industry
Pan Shiyi, chairman of Hong Kong-listed developer Soho China, thinks that the country’s real estate industry is headed for disaster, one that he likens to a certain famous shipwreck, and he thinks the coming crash could sink the whole economy.
Profits Drop 47% for Soho China as Developer Struggles with Strategy Shift
Beijing-based real estate developer Soho China reported a 47 percent drop in profits for the second half of 2013, as the developer which made its name building office complexes and then selling off individual units, struggles to switch to… Read More>>
Soho Sells 2 Buildings in Shanghai for RMB 5.23B – Misses Price Target
Beijing-based real estate company Soho China announced on Friday that it is selling two commercial projects in Shanghai for RMB 5.23 billion ($851 million). The sale price is well below what the developer asked for, as the market for commercial… Read More>>
Pan Shiyi Courts the Press and Tests Pollution on Shanghai’s Subway
Real estate developer and attention-seeker Pan Shiyi led the media on a pollution-checking tour of Shanghai’s subway on Friday in an apparent attempt to ensure the public that the city’s public transport was pretty ok.
Pan’s day job may be… Read More>>
Zaha Hadid-Designed SOHO Wangjing Nears Completion in Beijing
The most radically designed project of China’s most flamboyant real estate developer is largely finished, and the Wangjing area of Beijing’s Chaoyang district will soon feature 3 hump-shaped towers that have been likened to Chinese fans, or ship’s sails.
Wangjing SOHO was designed by Iraqi architect Zaha Hadid, and consists of three curved towers reaching as high as 200 metres.