Asia-Pacific

Analysis and in-depth reporting of Asia-Pacific real estate developments, plus all the latest news

Asia-Pacific in depth

  • Global student housing: more students, fewer beds

  • Asia-Pacific REITs: Proliferation across the region

  • Market report: Where next for China?

  • India: International investment in full force

  • China's Belt and Road initiative: New routes to profit

  • Emerging Markets: Stars align above India

  • Asia-Pacific: APAC finds its core values

  • Logistics Asia-Pacific: Follow the traffic

  • Case Study: First State Super

  • Renewable Energy: COP21 acts as a catalyst

Australia & New Zealand

  • ​Mitsubishi and Nippon join Lendlease for A$2.5bn residential project

  • Stockland, John Boyd form A$3.5bn partnership for Sydney logistics hub

  • BlackRock buys Cromwell’s stake in Australian office complex for A$87m

  • BlackRock and Wentworth’s Area 53 expands with third A$200m Sydney site

  • Dexus takes 25% stake Scentre’s Westfield Chermside mall in Brisbane

  • ESR sells Cromwell Property stake to Brookfield for A$200m

  • PSP Investments backs Aliro’s Australian industrial real estate fund

  • Alceon and Aktiv buy mixed-use shopping centre in Australia for A$142m

Health Translation Hub in the Randwick

Life-science real estate in Asia-Pacific: Competition begets opportunity

Life sciences in Asia-Pacific are expected to slow, but government ambitions across the region could lead to investment opportunities

Hong Kong

Hong Kong removes property restrictions to bolster stagnant market

Government also plans a series of measures to boost infrastructure development

Apartments

SC Lowy’s managed funds back $250m Seoul luxury apartment financing

SC Lowy funds provide $150m for the completed project in Seoul’s Gangnam district

JASON LEONG

Change of the guard at M&G’s $7bn Asia-Pacific core fund

Florence Chong speaks to fund managers Richard Van den Berg and Jason Leong

Student housing

Centurion Accommodation REIT reveals S$18bn seed portfolio ahead of IPO

Proposed SGX REIT seeded with 14 assets across the UK, Singapore and Australia

JASON LEONG

Change of the guard at M&G’s $7bn Asia-Pacific core fund

Florence Chong speaks to fund managers Richard Van den Berg and Jason Leong

New Green Power

BlackRock plans Asia Pacific growth via New Green Power acquisition

Latest acquisition underpins the group’s commitment to investing across Asia Pacific

City Focus - Taipei

Taipei: Lacklustre outlook

Real estate in Taiwan’s capital looks destined for a downturn. Tsering Namgyal searches for bright spots in Taipei’s outlook