Asia real estate and outbound investment news
Chinese online property listing platform Beike Zhaofang has secured $800 million in funding from investors led by Internet giant Tencent, according to Chinese media reports.
The ultimate target funding amount for Beike, which was launched by Chinese brokerage giant Lianjia… Read More>>
With the memory of the recent lunar new year holidays still fresh, most of us will have in mind that the key to a successful trip is careful planning and a clear idea of where you want to go.
Lifting… Read More>>
Luo Jun, founder of China’s answer to Airbnb, Tujia, has stepped down from his CEO role at the Ctrip-backed company, although he will continue to act as a director of the company he co-founded in 2011.
Luo was replaced at… Read More>>
At the top of today’s real estate news, Singapore’s housing market seems to have already absorbed the shock of the latest government tax measures, with buyers returning to showrooms last month following a dearth of new project launches in October…. Read More>>
China’s second largest e-commerce retailer JD.com is planning to open 1,000 online to offline supermarkets in the next three to five years, stepping up its competition with Alibaba and Tencent to dominate the mainland grocery business.
Wang Xiaosong, CEO of… Read More>>
JLL has appointed Jordan Kostelac as its new Director of Proptech in Asia Pacific as the international property consultancy continues to carry the flag for technical innovation in real estate in the region.
“With proptech start-ups in Asia Pacific receiving… Read More>>
Propell Asia, a property technology accelerator program organised by JLL and Australian developer Lendlease today announced its inaugural crop of startups to participate in a 10-week incubation program.
Five early-stage proptech companies were chosen from among entrants from around the… Read More>>
JLL announced today that it has brought on board former Google executive Vinay Goel to serve as its first Chief Digital Product Officer, as the international property consultancy continues to bet on the online future of real estate.
The hire… Read More>>
Global real estate consultancy JLL has teamed up with Australian developer Lendlease to launch Propell Asia, a Singapore-based startup accelerator designed to foster innovative technologies in the Asia Pacific property sector.
The proptech accelerator will select five early-stage startups to… Read More>>
Leading today’s roundup, China’s drive to promote rental housing comes with risks for the country’s big lenders, which are estimated to have extended nearly half a trillion dollars in financing to the sector. Also in the headlines, Indian developer ABIL… Read More>>
