Asia Pacific real estate investment news and information
Australia’s biggest owner-operator of student housing, Scape, has converted its flagship purpose-built student accommodation vehicle into a A$6 billion ($3.8 billion) open-ended core fund with a 16,000-bed portfolio across 33 operational assets.
As part of the conversion, the fund has… Read More>>
Asia’s most active real estate market continues to offer investment opportunities across an array of asset classes, decision-makers from four major players said Tuesday at the Mingtiandi Tokyo Forum, which was sponsored by Yardi. Watch the full recording>>
A panel… Read More>>
A senior-level promotion at the world’s largest private equity firm leads this week’s review of personnel moves from around Asia, with Blackstone promoting a top member of its Singapore-based team. Also making the cut is Partners Group losing its head… Read More>>
UBS Asset Management has launched a multi-family development project in east-central Tokyo that is expected to be worth $230 million upon completion, as Japan’s red-hot rental residential market continues to soak up foreign capital.
The project in Koto ward’s Kiba… Read More>>
Private equity giant KKR has become the latest global investor to upscale in Asia after agreeing to buy a Japanese REIT manager held jointly by Mitsubishi Corporation and UBS Asset Management for $2 billion.
KKR will acquire the outstanding shares… Read More>>
In today’s roundup of regional news headlines, real estate manager Mitsubishi Corp-UBS Realty reportedly contemplates putting itself up for sale, South Korea’s POBA invests in US multi-family assets alongside a California pension fund, and Hong Kong developer Swire Properties reaps… Read More>>
At the top of today’s headlines, Singapore’s housing market has rebounded with a 165 percent jump in the volume of private housing sold compared to a year ago. The housing sales surge has led to what could be the island… Read More>>
The real estate investment wing of Swiss financial giant UBS is set to manage S$250 million ($176 million) in investment into industrial real estate projects in Singapore on behalf of Abu Dhabi Investment Corporation (ADIC), according to a recent statement… Read More>>
UBS Asset Management’s Global Real Estate division has appointed Derek Lai as Senior Portfolio Manager, to be based in Hong Kong.
In his new role, Lai will be responsible for defining and implementing strategic initiatives in the region for an… Read More>>
A conference bringing together real estate investment professionals from across Greater China is being held in Shanghai this week to discuss trends in China’s real estate investment market, including opportunities in the senior living market, how to structure investment funds… Read More>>
