New data is now available on the arc of the global shared office phenomena and WeWork’s announcement this week that its annual loss doubled to $2 billion in 2018 has analysts wondering if the co-working craze has already passed its… Read More>>
Singapore Office Rents Jumped 7.4% in 2018 as Supply Dried Up
Strong demand from tenants and limited supply of prime CBD space helped boost office rental rates in Singapore during 2018 by the largest amount in four years, according to new figures issued by the city government.
Office rental rates increased… Read More>>
Singapore New Private Home Sales Jump 52% and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
At the top of today’s real estate news, Singapore’s housing market seems to have already absorbed the shock of the latest government tax measures, with buyers returning to showrooms last month following a dearth of new project launches in October…. Read More>>
Mainland Gaming Firms Lease 30% of New Manila Office Space and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
Any property investment has an element of risk, but games of chance appear to have become a primary driver of Manila’s real estate market, as China’s gambling fans take up nearly a third of the Filipino capital’s new office space… Read More>>
GIC Cancels Plan to Sell Stake in $1.3B Sydney Tower and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
Just over a week ago a survey of property professionals in the region picked Sydney as a top-three investment destination, but what could be a sign of changing market conditions, Singapore’s GIC has cancelled a plan to see a half… Read More>>
Industrial Sales Hit 18-Month Low in October and More Hong Kong Real Estate Headlines
Leading today’s Hong Kong real estate news, the city’s once robust industrial market has become the latest casualty of the property market downturn as the volume of warehouses and workshops traded in October sank to an 18-month low. Asset owners… Read More>>
China Evergrande Paying Up to 13.75% for $1.8B in Bonds and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
Just one week after China Evergrande was reported to be shopping its most valuable offshore asset in return for a loan, the mainland’s most debt-happy developer has just sold $1.8 billion in bonds at interest rates of up to 13.75… Read More>>
Henderson Land Wins HK$1.36B URA Project in Sham Shui Po
Hong Kong’s Urban Renewal Authority on Tuesday announced on its website that Henderson Land had won a tender for a mixed-use project in Kowloon’s Sham Shui Po area with a bid of HK$1.368 billion ($175 million).
The victorious bid by… Read More>>
Owners of 126-Year-Old Site on Hong Kong’s Peak Try for Compulsory Sale
Owners of an aging set of luxury condominiums on Hong Kong’s Victoria Peak have applied for a compulsory sale in the hope of redeveloping a property that dates back to 1892.
The potential asking price for the collective sale of… Read More>>
HNA to Sell Off $1.8B Stake in Deutsche Bank and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
Cross-border investments continue to lead the region’s real estate news as we head into the second week in September, with once-super buyer HNA seemingly on its way to a complete liquidation of its overseas holdings, starting with $1.8 billion in… Read More>>