Chinese rental apartment provider Ziroom has raised RMB 4 billion ($621 million) in a series A financing round — the largest amount secured by a rental housing firm in the country, according to an article published on its official Wechat… Read More>>
Ping An Teams Up with Landsea for $1.5B China Rental Housing Fund
China’s Ping An Insurance Group and Landsea Group have become the latest mainland investors to wager on the country’s emerging rental housing market, as steep home prices in major cities fuel enthusiasm for the asset class.
Ping An Real Estate,… Read More>>
Ascendas REIT Buys Brisbane Office for A$106M and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
Asia’s real estate investors continue to go global in this holiday edition of Mingtiandi’s headline roundup, as a pair of Singapore listed trusts get active in sunny Brisbane, while another investment group from the city state shows up in Amsterdam… Read More>>
Oxley Buys SG’s Chevron House for S$660M and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
Singapore’s real estate rebound continues to generate headlines today as Oxley joins the Raffles Place elite with a formal agreement to buy out Chevron House. Mainland housing also grabs attention with $3 billion in new securities backed by the future… Read More>>
Blackstone Wins $300M Commitment to Latest Fund and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
At the top of today’s headlines, the state famous for the Black Hills has turned to Blackstone to invest $300 million of its pensions in Asian property assets. Also in the news, Wanda is asking for six months time to… Read More>>
Gaw Raising Half of $360M US Fund From Korea and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
Funds, fund-raising and a unique Singapore retail property lead today’s real estate headlines as we finish off our first week’s worth of November. Maybe BlackRock should have followed the lead of Hong Kong’s Gaw Capital after the US asset management… Read More>>
China Boosts Rental Housing Via RMB 270M Shenzhen-Listed Near-REIT
China is now enabling operators of rental housing projects to convert their income streams into listed securities, as the government moves to foster affordable housing for the country’s growing middle class.
The Shenzhen Stock Exchange announced this month that China Young… Read More>>
Gaw Capital Leads RMB 400M Investment in China Co-Living Operator
Hong Kong’s Gaw Capital Partners is the latest investor to bet on China’s appetite for affordable housing, as the government pushes rental apartments to mitigate the country’s residential woes.
The private equity shop announced that a fund it manages has… Read More>>
WeWork Suing URWork Over Trademark and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
The gloves have come off in the fight for dominance of the shared office market as US co-working champion WeWork takes a swing at Chinese challenger URWork over an oddly similar moniker. Also in the news today, BlackRock unloads its… Read More>>
Warburg Pincus Invests $183M in China Rental Apartment Platform
Warburg Pincus is betting on China’s rental housing market by redoubling its investment in a rental residence platform it co-founded, Shanghai-based Nova Property Investment. An affiliate of the global private equity giant is committing $183 million to Nova, aimed at… Read More>>