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

  • CEFC invests in Australia real estate credit alongside Goldman Sachs fund

  • Blackstone pays A$90m for northeast Australia industrial complex

  • M&G enters Australian student housing market with Melbourne acquisition

  • ​Hotel Properties buys NZ$180m hotel in New Zealand from Precinct Properties

  • SC Capital sells Australian student asset to UNSW

  • Nikos Property acquires GPT’s Melbourne mall stake for A$385m

  • Australian Retirement and Almanac to invest $1bn in US real estate

  • Global student housing: more students, fewer beds

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

Senior living

Warburg Pincus and SK D&D partner to develop Korean senior housing

Venture will focus on acquiring and developing senior housing in the Greater Seoul area

Photo of living room

CPP Investments and MGRV form KRW500bn Korean rental housing venture

CPP Investments commits up to KRW133bn and own a 95% stake in the joint venture

Paragon Facade copy

Temasek-backed entities bid $2.8bn to privatise retail trust Paragon REIT

Cuscaden Peak and its subsidiaries currently own 61.5% of Singapore-listed retail trust

Industrial

EZA Hill buys logistics assets in Indonesia from ESR

The three assets are located in the suburbs of Cikarang, Cibitung and Cileungsi in Greater Jakarta

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