Leading today’s news, property giant CK Asset says it’s looking to build rental housing projects in mainland China as Beijing ramps up support for the sector. Also in the headlines, developer Emperor International has applied for the compulsory sale of… Read More>>
GIC to Invest Up to $1B in China Rental Housing JV with Warburg Pincus-Backed Nova
Singaporean sovereign wealth fund GIC is making its first foray into China’s rental housing market by establishing a joint venture with Warburg Pincus-backed rental housing startup Nova. According to a joint announcement today by GIC, Nova and Warburg Pincus, the… Read More>>
Evergrande Finds New Funding With Approval of $1.6B in Rental Housing-Backed ABS
China’s second-biggest developer by sales is making its first foray into the country’s rental housing market, as the Shanghai Stock Exchange gives the green light for China Evergrande to issue RMB 10 billion ($1.6 billion) worth of asset-backed securities linked… Read More>>
Country Garden Issues RMB 1.7B in Rental Housing-Backed Securities
Guangzhou-based developer Country Garden has successfully sold off RMB 1.7 billion ($270 million) in securities backed by cashflows from its rental housing initiative, according to a report in the official Shanghai Securities News on Friday.
The sale, which has been… Read More>>
CapitaLand Signs Up for East China Business Park and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
Leading today’s roundup, Singapore’s largest property firm CapitaLand may be getting into the business park business in eastern China, after signing agreements to explore building a high-tech park in Ningbo along with a township development in Jiaxing. Another Singaporean giant… Read More>>
Morgan Stanley Leads $100M Investment in China Rental Housing Operator QingKe
Morgan Stanley is entering China’s rental housing market for the first time by engaging in a $100 million fundraising round for a Chinese rental apartment operator. The investment by the 83-year-old US investment bank follows similar deals by compatriots including… Read More>>
Anbang Moving Ahead with Waldorf Condo Conversion and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
Anbang’s days as a major player in global real estate markets may be over, but the hangover from its buying binge is being felt in New York, as news today confirms that the now government-controlled Chinese insurer is moving ahead… Read More>>
China Construction Bank Backs RMB 2B Rental Housing Fund
China Construction Bank, one of the mainland’s big four lenders, is teaming with rental housing management firm China Young Professionals Apartment Management Ltd (CYPA) to set up a new RMB 2 billion ($315 million) fund aimed at securing and developing… Read More>>
Warburg Pincus-Backed Nova Teams with Sunac for $3B Mainland Redevelopment Fund
One of China’s ten biggest developers is joining hands with a property management firm co-founded by US private equity giant Warburg Pincus in a RMB 20 billion ($3.2 billion) bet on redevelopment of commercial properties in China, as the country’s… Read More>>
Country Garden Gets Nod To Issue $1.6B in Rental Housing Securities
China has struck another blow in the battle for affordable housing, with the Shenzhen stock exchange giving the green light for developer Country Garden to launch RMB 10 billion ($1.6 billion) worth of asset-backed securities linked to rental apartments.
The… Read More>>