In the week’s final roundup of regional news headlines, one of China’s most indebted developers had taken another step toward securing some fresh cash as China Evergrande wins approval for its $3 billion Hong Kong property management IPO. Also in… Read More>>
Greater China Real Estate People in the News 2016-03-07
There were too many new faces in new places this week to fit into this column, so the news about a regional real estate downturn doesn’t seem to have put a lid on new job opportunities in Greater China. This… Read More>>
China’s Sunshine Insurance Buys Sydney Sheraton Hotel for $401M
Hospitality group Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide announced on Friday that it had sold its Sheraton on the Park in Sydney, Australia to China’s Sunshine Insurance Group Corporation for A$463 million (US$401 million).
The acquisition continues a number of major… Read More>>
81 Percent of China’s Insurers Prefer to Invest in Real Estate
China’s insurance funds have US$1.19 trillion invested, and more than three-quarters of them are looking for real estate deals to spend their cash on, according to a report last week by PricewaterhouseCoopers.
In a survey of executives at China’s insurance… Read More>>
Shui On Land Sells Chongqing Office Tower for RMB 2.4 Bil
Real estate Developer Shui On Land recently reached agreement to sell its Corporate Avenue 2 project in its Chongqing Tiandi development to Sunshine Life Insurance for RMB 2.4 billion (US$393 million), as the Shanghai-based firm continued to sell off holdings.