In today’s roundup of regional news headlines, a billionaire property tycoon urges an end to Hong Kong’s onerous travel restrictions, Singapore’s Lian Beng looks to unload a Joo Chiat commercial property, and SGX-listed Cromwell E-REIT sells some industrial assets.
Wharf Holdings H1 Profit Down 95% as Lockdowns Put Clamps on Activity
Wharf Holdings on Wednesday said its profit attributable to shareholders plunged 95 percent year-on-year to HK$57 million ($7.3 million) in the first half of 2022 as COVID-19 lockdowns in mainland China and Hong Kong caused “severe hardships” to the group’s… Read More>>
Asia Real Estate People in the News 2022-05-16
A former CapitaLand executive’s appointment to the top role at Singapore Press Holdings leads Mingtiandi’s collection of personnel changes from around Asia this week, as we also see a round of board-level changes at Hong Kong’s Wharf Holdings and NWS… Read More>>
Hong Kong Real Estate Tycoons Dominate Forbes Top 10 in 2021
Six property multibillionaires among the richest Hong Kongers remain unfazed by pandemic headwinds, with their $142.2 billion in cumulative wealth accounting for as much as 72 percent of the total fortunes of the city’s top 10, according to Forbes’ latest… Read More>>
Wharf Reports 7% Rise in Underlying Profit Yet Warns of Fragile Recovery
Wharf Holdings on Wednesday reported a 7 percent rise in its 2021 underlying net profit to HK$3.65 billion (now $470 million), but the Hong Kong developer cited lingering COVID-19 troubles and the war in Ukraine as it gave a downbeat… Read More>>
Ikea Branches Out Into Housing With New China Centre and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
In today’s roundup of regional news headlines, retail giant Ikea has gone from selling furniture for your new apartment to selling you a home too as the Swedish firm launches residential sales at a mixed-use project in the capital of… Read More>>
Asia Real Estate People in the News 2021-07-05
Asia’s real estate community has moved into the second half of 2021 with a flurry of personnel moves as a rebound in transactions sees developers and service providers eager to hire back some of the headcount lost during the pandemic.
Ascendas India Trust to Buy Pegatron Factory for $29M and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
In today’s roundup of regional news headlines, Singapore-listed Ascendas India Trust has agreed to buy a Chennai industrial facility set to be leased to a top electronics manufacturer, developer Evergrande envisions a “palace of Versailles” in Hong Kong’s New Territories,… Read More>>
Bank of America Files to Dismiss EHT Bankruptcies and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
In today’s roundup of regional news headlines, Bank of America files a motion to dismiss the bankruptcy cases of Eagle Hospitality Trust entities, Singapore’s Perennial Holdings and partners win a bid to develop an HSR-adjacent plot in Hangzhou, and Hong… Read More>>
CapitaLand Sinks to S$1.67B Loss in 2020 H2 and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
In our latest roundup of regional news headlines, Singapore property giant CapitaLand reports an eye-watering loss for the second half and full year of 2020, Wharf Holdings plans to lease out a posh property on Hong Kong’s Peak, and co-working… Read More>>
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