How hot is Hong Kong’s property market? So hot that even Swire Properties is selling major commercial projects.
The real estate wing of the 200-year-old Hong Kong conglomerate is known for its “buy and hold” approach to the market. On… Read More>>
Wanda Expects Culture Revenues to Rise 30% in 2016 and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
China’s richest man has high hopes for his company’s investments in cinema, sports and theme parks, with Wang Jianlin predicting that revenues from Dalian Wanda’s cultural division will rise 30 percent this year. One of Canada’s biggest investors, however, is… Read More>>
Wanda’s HK De-Listing Set For September and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
Wang Jianlin will finally get his wish come September this year, after rounding up support to de-list Wanda Commercial Properties from the Hong Kong exchange, in favor of a mainland listing. Meanwhile, GLP teams up with a state-run manufacturer to… Read More>>
Swire to Invest US$1.93B, Add Two New Towers in HK’s Taikoo Place
Swire Properties has announced plans for two new high-end office towers in its Taikoo Place development, adding two million square feet (185,000 square metres) of prime space to the project in Hong Kong’s Quarry Bay.
The two new towers are… Read More>>
Stanley Ho Buys Orchard Road Site for $105M and More Greater China Real Estate Headlines
The king of the Hong Kong casinos is branching out in Singapore malls as Shun Tak real estate buys a plot on Orchard Road, plus China City Construction, which was recently seen as a default risk has paid off an… Read More>>
Shenzhen Project Sells $809M in Homes and More China Real Estate Headlines 2016-04-13
A ten percentage point hike in downpayment levels seen to have done little to cool the fever for high-end real estate in Shenzhen, and a Chinese developer moves a step closer to winning approval for an 18-storey Miami Beach tower,… Read More>>
Half of Mainland Developers Saw Net Profits Slide in 2015 and More China Real Estate Headlines
30 out of China’s 59 top developers suffered declining net profits last year, helping to explain why these mega-developers are looking for deals overseas or branching out into other industries. Meanwhile one of the country’s biggest real estate firms has… Read More>>
Bank of China Lends $50M to NYC Hotel Project and More China Real Estate Headlines 2016-03-13
One of China’s biggest state-owned lenders is backing Moinian Group’s Manhattan luxury hotel project, and China’s property market shows mixed results in the latest batch of government data, with housing sales climbing but developers still holding off on investment. Read… Read More>>
Guangxi Mall Goes Bra Crazy for Women’s Day and More China Real Estate Headlines 2016-03-10
A Chinese mall finds a lacy marketing edge that can’t be outdone by ecommerce, Swire signs up its first office tenant in Miami, and the parent company of the mainland’s Joy City mall chain decides now is a… Read More>>
Chinese Developers Buy 3 Melbourne Sites for 39M and More China Real Estate Headlines 2016-01-7
China’s stock markets had their shortest trading day in history today, which should leave investors more time to ponder overseas opportunities such as the three Melbourne acquisitions that happened over the Christmas holidays. Also, a Chinese investor plans to buck… Read More>>