Asia Pacific real estate investment news and information
Shanghai grade A office rents continued to slide during the first quarter of the year as the COVID-19 induced downturn dragged on leasing rates, according to reports from some of the world’s largest property consultancies.
Grade A office rents in… Read More>>
One of Southeast Asia’s largest developers has defied the COVID-19 crisis to sell a hotel property in Shanghai’s Putuo district at a mark-up of nearly 65 percent over its net book value, according to an announcement to the Singapore stock… Read More>>
International property consultancy JLL has promoted a veteran member of its team to lead its valuations and advisory division for Greater China, according to an announcement by the US-based firm late last week.
Based in Hong Kong, Sylvia Lau officially… Read More>>
Leading today’s Hong Kong real estate news, a retail unit in Kowloon’s Jordan area was sold for HK$19 million — 50 percent below the original asking price. In the residential realm, a villa at Henderson Land’s Beverly Hills project in… Read More>>
LaSalle Investment Management has raised $681 million for a China warehouse development and management fund, as the JLL affiliate seeks to capitalise on growing demand for logistics facilities on the mainland.
The Chicago-based fund manager announced the first closing of… Read More>>
Mapletree Investments has raised $1.8 billion for its first ever US and European logistics fund, leveraging the returns from leasing warehouses to e-commerce firms to expand the Singapore-based company’s capital management business.
The firm, which is backed by Temasek Holdings,… Read More>>
Lone Star Funds has succeeded in its JPY 205 billion ($1.9 billion) takeover of Japanese hotelier and property company Unizo, triumphing over rivals Blackstone and Fortress Investment Group.
Unizo said in a statement yesterday that Lone Star’s JPY 6,000 per… Read More>>
US-based asset manager Invesco has reached a $380 million first close on its fourth APAC-focused value-add real estate investment vehicle, according to sources familiar with the firm’s fund raising.
Including sidecar and co-investment commitments, the managers of Invesco Real Estate… Read More>>
Leading today’s Hong Kong real estate news, a three-metre-wide building in Sheung Wan was sold for HK$98 million — a multiple of 41 times what the seller paid to acquire the property west of Central when Saturday Night Fever was… Read More>>
A troubled mainland developer’s race to dispose of assets to meet looming debt repayments took a twist yesterday when China Oceanwide Holdings brought on board a potential replacement buyer for its unfinished San Francisco project.
Oceanwide said in an announcement… Read More>>
