Asia real estate and outbound investment news
Despite home sales seeing a 15 percent year-on-year surge in the third quarter of 2021, purchase of new housing in Hong Kong began to slow in August, according to a report from property services firm Cushman & Wakefield.
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The UK’s Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI) has put its Japan residential tie-up with Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank (SMTB) on ice, as the property market in the world’s third largest economy comes under pressure from a recession triggered by the COVID-19… Read More>>
Nuveen Real Estate has purchased a portfolio of multifamily assets in Japan for $140 million, as the global property investment manager steps up its exposure in the country.
Nuveen said in a statement that the firm had acquired the ten… Read More>>
Loss-making mainland China apartment rental operator Danke has moved a step closer to listing on the New York Stock Exchange, just two months after Shanghai-based rival Qingke listed on the NASDAQ at the bottom end of its price range.
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Greystar Real Estate Partners has announced the appointment of Akira Kosugi as managing director of its Japan business as the US-based rental apartment developer embarks on the next stage of its Asia expansion.
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Co-living provider Oootopia unveiled its second shared residence last week, according to an announcement by the company, opening the doors to a 49 unit property in Kowloon as the private equity-backed startup expands its Hong Kong footprint.
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Foreign investors are pushing into India’s rental housing market, with a big recent deal highlighting the potential for a shift away from mom-and-pop dominance in the sector.
Budget hotel operator OYO Rooms, backed by SoftBank, announced in late October its… Read More>>
Hong Kong-listed real estate developer Chinachem Group was announced on Monday as the winner of a public tender for a residential site in the Ho Man Tin area of Kowloon East estimated to be worth nearly HK$13 billion ($1.66 billion).
China’s clampdown on outbound capital may have brought low once-powerful investors such as Dalian Wanda and HNA, but at least some players still have some cash to spend across the border, as a company controlled by directors of Shenzhen-based developer… Read More>>
Singapore’s collective sale surge has grown by one more building – the horseshoe shaped Pearlbank Apartments in the Outram Park area. Colliers International announced Thursday that the iconic 37-storey building is up for collective sale, following a fourth and finally… Read More>>
