Asia real estate and outbound investment news
Prefabricated construction firm Changsha Broad Homes Industrial Group kicked off an initial public offering in Hong Kong today that could value the company at HK$6.6 billion ($840 million).
The Changsha-based company, which was founded a decade ago by heating and… Read More>>
The real estate unit of mainland e-commerce giant JD.com says it is teaming up with more than 200 Chinese property developers to offer homes at half their market value for the Singles’ Day online shopping festival coming up next month.
Southeast Asia property listings platform PropertyGuru has filed for an initial public offering that could value the media business at A$1.2 billion ($810 million), according to a prospectus lodged with the Australian Securities and Investment Commission this week.
The 12-year-old… Read More>>
The ‘rough and ready’ coworking space is making way for a premium product underpinned by smart space design, superior amenities and state-of-the-art technology, according to Yardi’s vice president of International, Neal Gemassmer.
“What began as a small percentage of… Read More>>
Property agent JLL, developer Swire Properties and the real estate technology arm of China’s biggest insurer Ping An kicked off mainland China’s first corporate proptech accelerator programme at an official launch in Shanghai last week.
Known as UrbanLab, the initiative… Read More>>
Retail proptech leads the way in Mingtiandi’s roundup of Asia real estate headlines today with news that a Singapore-headquartered provider of image recognition technology that tracks products on shelves has raised $100 million in a HOPU-led funding round.
In other… Read More>>
Juwai.com, an online platform for marketing global properties to Chinese buyers, is merging with Kuala Lumpur-based real estate marketing firm IQI Global, according to a joint announcement by the two privately-held firms.
The merger, which comes at the same time… Read More>>
Mainland e-commerce giant JD.com and Internet security provider Qihoo 360 Technology have agreed to buy a combined HK$491 million ($62.87 million) stake in Shenzhen-based residential property manager Colour Life, according to a statement to the stock exchange by the Hong Kong-listed… Read More>>
The disgraced former chairman of a Hong Kong-listed developer leads the way in Mingtiandi’s roundup of Asia real estate headlines today with the news that the property mogul has been formally charged with sexually molesting a child.
In other news… Read More>>
The coworking and flexible space trend has taken off in recent years but will need to evolve with new technology to remain relevant, says Yardi’s vice president of International, Neal Gemassmer. What’s next for coworking and flexible space?
Analysts predict… Read More>>
