There have been numerous reports of declining property values in China, but a transaction late last month may provide the first example of a near half-stake in a Shanghai five-star hotel trading for the cost of an upscale condo.
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There have been numerous reports of declining property values in China, but a transaction late last month may provide the first example of a near half-stake in a Shanghai five-star hotel trading for the cost of an upscale condo.
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Grade A office rents in Shanghai declined at the steepest rate since 2022 in the July to September period as tenants stayed cautious at the same time that developers introduced new projects to an overcrowded market.
Nearly 4.2 million square… Read More>>

Investors including Gaw Capital Partners, PAG and the merchant banking arm of Goldman Sachs are set to dispose of a commercial complex on Shanghai’s famed West Nanjing Road for less than the loan balance owed on the property as the… Read More>>

One of Shanghai’s most traded office buildings is on the market for 20 percent below its 2015 acquisition price as landlords in China’s commercial capital continue to face challenges from ebbing business confidence and falling rents.
A fund managed by… Read More>>

With nearly a quarter of the city’s space standing empty, grade A office rents in Shanghai fell for a 12th straight quarter in the first three months of this year, as international firms pull back on leasing and local demand… Read More>>

Standard Chartered has sold a pair of office blocks in Shanghai’s Putuo district at a steep discount after repossessing the properties from US asset management giant BlackRock late last year, according to people familiar with the transaction who spoke to… Read More>>

Hongkong Land has appointed board member Stuart Grant as executive director and chief executive of the developer’s $8 billion Westbund Central commercial project in Shanghai.
A longtime Blackstone executive who spent his early career at Hongkong Land parent Jardine Matheson,… Read More>>

Houston-based developer Hines and the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) have divested a 60-storey skyscraper in downtown Shanghai to a fund backed by China Post Insurance in a deal said to value the project at as much as RMB 10.9… Read More>>

One year after BlackRock had attempted to find a buyer for a Shanghai office complex at a 30 percent discount to its acquisition price, the world’s largest asset manager has handed over the the Putuo district buildings to its lender,… Read More>>

A decade after forming its first joint venture with Longfor Properties, the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) is selling its near-half stake in four projects with the mainland developer as it trims its exposure to commercial real estate in… Read More>>