Asia Pacific real estate investment news and information
Two of China’s leading official newspapers publishes critiques of the nation’s attempts at controlling home prices last week, as home prices have continued to rise despite several rounds of new restrictions over the past four years.
While none of the… Read More>>
Office rents in Beijing’s central business district held steady in 2013, but even holding your own can make you stand out sometimes, as China’s capital became the world’s fourth most expensive place to rent an office.
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The US subsidiary of Hong Kong-based private equity firm Gaw Capital announced that it had appointed Roman Nemtsov as Senior Vice President, Investments.
Gaw Capital Partners USA indicated that Nemtsov will be based in its soon-to-be opened Chicago office and… Read More>>
Higher mortgage rates and vanishing loan discounts may make it harder for China’s real estate developers to sell homes this year, as the government continues to rely on financial sector restrictions to slow down the real estate market.
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While many analysts are predicting tougher times for China’s real estate industry in 2014, at least by one gauge the country’s property developers still believe that there is money to be made.
According to a report in today’s Wall Street… Read More>>
Chinese investment in UK real estate didn’t just make headlines in China last year, according to one recent report, the flow of Chinese wealth into downtown London is a top global trend.
Chinese investors were behind a number of attention-grabbing… Read More>>
US-based real estate services team Cushman & Wakefield announced today the appointment of Sara Gougarty to the position of Director, Retail Tenant Representation, China. Sara joined the company in February, and will be based in Shanghai.
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Each week on Mingtiandi we track who among China’s commercial real estate community has left their role, been promoted, or went off to Thailand on holiday and never made it back through the street protests.
Ivan Ho has… Read More>>
Despite stories of rocketing prices, China’s enthusiasm for real estate — at least domestically — may be cooling off. Analysts now predict that investment in China’s property industry may only reach 15 percent in 2014, a major drop-off from the 19.8 percent expansion that the sector enjoyed in 2013.
In a report in the South China Morning Post (SCMP) today, Wei Yao, China economist at Societe Generale in Hong Kong, noted, “Further investment growth deceleration seems quite certain to us, which is, however, a necessary step towards a more balanced economy.”
Each week on Mingtiandi we track who among China’s commercial real estate community has left their role, been promoted, or decided to tell their boss that they are headed off early for Chinese New Year and run out the door,… Read More>>
