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

  • Saint-Gobain sells Sydney industrial site to Goodman Group for A$575m

  • Gateway launches core Australia logistics fund with A$186m seed portfolio

  • IFM buys InfraRed’s Curtin University Student Accommodation Project

  • Invesco to buy RetireAustralia for A$845m from Infratil, NZ Super Fund

  • Dexus Industria sells final Brisbane Technology Park properties

  • ​Morgan Stanley invests in Australian commercial real estate loans

  • ​Mitsubishi Estate Asia backs A$175m Australian residential project

  • ​Centuria launches single-asset industrial fund with A$216m purchase

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

Framework Building_Credit ​AIMS APAC REIT

​Singapore-listed AA REIT to buy two industrial buildings for S$57m

Assets are situated near the Paya Lebar commercial and retail hub

Changi South Street 3

CapitaLand Ascendas REIT sells five industrial and logistics assets [updated]

Four of the properties are in Singapore, with the fifth in the US

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