The battle for control of China Vanke, the mainland’s largest property developer, has become an all-out war as the company’s largest shareholder has filed a motion to remove chairman Wang Shi and nearly all of the company’s board. The move… Read More>>
Brexit Could Boost Asian Investor Interest in Aussie Real Estate
The dust has yet to settle from the UK’s historic vote to leave the European Union, but the uncertainty caused by Brexit is already expected to tamp down interest in the London property market, and provide opportunities for Asian cities… Read More>>
Will Chinese Real Estate Acquisitions Trigger Populist Pushback?
It’s no secret that Chinese investment capital has been the driver of huge growth in several major global cities. But, as history tells us, what that prominence means is that the backlash may be about to start.
Name a country,… Read More>>
Transportation Tops Interest Rates Says Speyer in Shanghai
Property values will increasingly be driven by public transportation, rather than interest rates as more and more people jam themselves into the world’s cities, says Rob Speyer, CEO of US developer Tishman Speyer. Addressing the annual ULI Asia Pacific Summit… Read More>>
TH Real Estate Adds Shu Watanabe to Head APAC Transactions Team
TH Real Estate has added Shusaku (Shu) Watanabe as Director of Capital Transactions for Asia, as the real estate investment management company continues to build up its Singapore-based team.
At TH, Watanabe will lead a team in evaluating, structuring and… Read More>>
Anbang Planning to Convert More Than 70% of Waldorf Astoria to Condos
Anbang may be planning to convert 1000 of the 1400 hotel rooms in the legendary New York site into luxury condos after closing on their landmark acquisition over a year ago.
According to sources cited in Crain’s New York, Anbang’s… Read More>>
Tishman Speyer, Blackstone and Gaw to Lead ULI Summit in Shanghai
One of the real estate industry’s biggest regional events comes to Shanghai this week when the annual meeting of the Urban Land Institute (ULI) is held in the city from June 15th through the 17th.
The ULI APAC Summit, organised… Read More>>
Goodman Buys Shanghai Logistics Center From A-REIT for $19M
Singapore-listed Ascendas REIT is selling a logistics center just outside Shanghai to Goodman Group as the Australian industrial developer expands its China portfolio. Ascendas REIT, also known as A-REIT, said in a filing to the Singapore Stock Exchange last week… Read More>>
SG and HK Markets Locked in Race to the Bottom Say Experts
Singapore is a prime new investor target, according to two reports from private equity real estate investment firms experienced in the region. But that news isn’t all good for the city-state. The opportunity is present because office and residential prices… Read More>>
GLP Appoints New Mainland Leadership as Yang Steps Down as China Chief
Global Logistic Properties (GLP) today announced Teresa Zhuge and Victor Mok as Co-Presidents of the company’s China business following a decision by Kent Yang, President of GLP China, to leave his role as president of the Singapore-based warehouse developer and… Read More>>