Asia-Pacific

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

Asia-Pacific in depth

  • 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

  • Is a China REIT imminent?

Australia & New Zealand

  • Proprium offers A$374m for Australian housebuilder AV Jennings

  • Dexus sells two offices for A$445m to Wentworth, AFM, and Aware Super

  • Palisade Impact acquires green energy company from Quinbrook

  • StorHub snaps up self-storage assets in Australia

  • BlackRock and Wentworth launch Australian life sciences platform

  • ​ESR Australia buys A$114m Queensland industrial site from Garda

  • APG and Bouwinvest-backed Australian BTR venture plans A$1.5bn project

  • Warburg Pincus backs MA Financial’s Australian real estate credit platform

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

Seoul, South Korea

CPP Investments and Pacific AMC form JV to develop data centres in South Korea

The partners will undertake a KRW1trn (€680m) joint venture to develop carrier-neutral hyperscale data centres in South Korea

Hotel

Blackstone, Travelodge Asia buy Seoul office for hotel conversion

The 16-storey building sits in the centre of Gangnam’s office and commercial district

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

Keppel Data Centre Campus (SGP 7 SGP 8)

Keppel DC REIT buys two data centres in Singapore for S$1.4bn

Keppel’s connectivity division and Cuscaden Peak sell KDC SGP 7 and KDC SGP 8

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