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Featured Stories
Macquarie-Sponsored UI Boustead REIT Aims for Singapore IPO with $1.5B Portfolio
A Macquarie Asset Management-controlled fund manager is packaging up 23 properties valued at a combined S$1.9 billion … Read More>>
PDG Aims for APAC AI Dominance After Raising $1.3B in Fresh Funding: MTD TV
Princeton Digital Group aims to lead AI deployment across Asia Pacific after securing $1.3 billion in fresh funding, … Read More>>
Sponsored Features
From Tools to Traction: Where Real Estate Tech is Heading in 2026
Last year, artificial intelligence shifted from headline hype to hands-on experimentation – and with it, real estate’s … Read More>>
In a Market of Caution, Tenants Have The Upper Hand in Hong Kong’s Office Sector
From Central’s glass towers to Kowloon East’s rising hubs, the mood is neither bullish nor bleak, it’s measured. As 2025 … Read More>>
How to Create a Win-Win for Investors and Occupiers
A practical framework for future-proofing real estate and monetising sustainability investments As sustainability … Read More>>
Breaking News
Equinix Opens $69M First Phase of Chennai Data Centre as India Network Grows
Equinix has opened its first data centre in Chennai, giving the US giant a fourth operational asset in India to complement its existing facilities in Mumbai. With an initial investment of $69 … Read more>>
Singapore’s Equalbase Leases Entire Johor Shed to Logistics Giant GXO
Singapore-headquartered Equalbase has signed up GXO Logistics as the sole tenant of a 720,000 square foot (66,890 square metre) warehouse under construction in Malaysia’s Johor Bahru. Warehouse 2 … Read more>>
New World Seeks Rent Cut on Hong Kong Airport Mall and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
New World Development leads this Monday collection of headlines from around the region, as the embattled builder seeks relief from rent guarantees at its Hong Kong airport mall. Also in the news, … Read more>>
Mapletree Sells DC Area Sheds to Fund Manager Equus for $103M
Mapletree Investments has sold a set of warehouses near Washington DC to fund manager Equus Capital Partners for $102.6 million, as the Singaporean real estate player continues to cash out of its US … Read more>>
Asia Real Estate People in the News 2025-09-22
Senior appointments in Asia’s two largest markets lead this week’s review of personnel moves from around Asia Pacific, as a US asset manager names a new boss for its Japan business and a pair of … Read more>>
KKR Japan REIT Selling Tokyo R&D Centre to Mitsubishi Unit for $68M
A KKR-sponsored REIT has agreed to sell an ageing Tokyo R&D facility to a development unit of Mitsubishi Corporation for JPY 10 billion ($68 million). Industrial & Infrastructure Fund is … Read more>>
Blackstone Names Katie Keenan CEO of BREIT to Replace Fallen Executive
Blackstone on Friday named Katie Keenan chief executive and director of Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust (BREIT) and global head of its core-plus real estate strategy, replacing Wesley M. LePatner, … Read more>>
Macquarie-Sponsored UI Boustead REIT Aims for Singapore IPO with $1.5B Portfolio
A Macquarie Asset Management-controlled fund manager is packaging up 23 properties valued at a combined S$1.9 billion ($1.48 billion) as the initial portfolio of a Singapore-listed real estate … Read more>>
Real Estate Finance
KKR Japan REIT Selling Tokyo R&D Centre to Mitsubishi Unit for $68M
A KKR-sponsored REIT has agreed to sell an ageing Tokyo R&D facility to a development unit of Mitsubishi Corporation … Read More>>
Macquarie-Sponsored UI Boustead REIT Aims for Singapore IPO with $1.5B Portfolio
A Macquarie Asset Management-controlled fund manager is packaging up 23 properties valued at a combined S$1.9 billion … Read More>>
Hongkong Land Selling MCL Land Singapore Unit to Malaysia’s Sunway for $579M
Just under a year after vowing to transform itself from a builder to a fund manager and exit its residential development … Read More>>
Singapore
Hongkong Land Selling MCL Land Singapore Unit to Malaysia’s Sunway for $579M
Just under a year after vowing to transform itself from a builder to a fund manager and exit its residential development … Read More>>
Singapore’s Centurion Launches REIT IPO to Raise Over $600M
The manager of Centurion Accommodation REIT on Thursday filed its final prospectus with the Singapore Exchange for an … Read More>>
Singapore Home Sales Jump to Nine-Month High on Strong Demand at New Projects
New private home sales in Singapore hit their highest level in nine months in August, according to data released Monday … Read More>>
Shanghai
Goldman Sachs, PAG, Gaw in Talks to Sell Shanghai Property for Less Than Mortgage Balance
Investors including Gaw Capital Partners, PAG and the merchant banking arm of Goldman Sachs are set to dispose of a … Read More>>
CalPERS-Backed Fund Marketing Office Tower Near Shanghai’s Xintiandi for $316M
One of Shanghai’s most traded office buildings is on the market for 20 percent below its 2015 acquisition price as … Read More>>
Shanghai Office Rents Slide For 12th Straight Quarter
With nearly a quarter of the city’s space standing empty, grade A office rents in Shanghai fell for a 12th straight … Read More>>
Projects
Sing Holdings-Sunway JV Bests Four Competing Bids for Singapore Residential Site
A joint venture of local builder Sing Holdings and Malaysia’s Sunway Group entered the top bid of S$623.9 million … Read More>>
AXA IM Alts Adding First Melbourne Project to Australia BTR Platform
AXA IM Alts has agreed to acquire a development site in central Melbourne for the first project in the city under the … Read More>>
Mitsubishi Estate Buys Into Mirvac’s $1.3B Sydney Darling Harbour Residential Project
Japanese giant Mitsubishi Estate has entered a joint venture with Australia’s Mirvac to deliver a Sydney residential … Read More>>
Asia Outbound
Mapletree Sells Melbourne Office Block for One-Third Off 2017 Acquisition Price
Mapletree Investments has contributed to a growing list of bargain Australian office deals with the Singapore firm … Read More>>
GIC, Chancerygate Said to Buy 17-Asset UK Industrial Portfolio From L&G
Singapore sovereign giant GIC has teamed up with London-based developer Chancerygate to acquire a portfolio of 17 UK … Read More>>
Data Centres
Equinix Opens $69M First Phase of Chennai Data Centre as India Network Grows
Equinix has opened its first data centre in Chennai, giving the US giant a fourth operational asset in India to … Read More>>
Vantage Announces $1.6B Investment From ADIA, GIC – Confirms Yondr Johor Deal
Vantage Data Centers on Thursday announced that it has secured $1.6 billion in investment for the expansion of its Asia … Read More>>
Bain Capital Sells China Data Centre Business to Local Consortium for $3.9B
Bain Capital has agreed to sell the China operations of the data centre platform formerly known as Chindata for RMB 28 … Read More>>
Japan
KKR Japan REIT Selling Tokyo R&D Centre to Mitsubishi Unit for $68M
A KKR-sponsored REIT has agreed to sell an ageing Tokyo R&D facility to a development unit of Mitsubishi Corporation … Read More>>
Hyatt Hits Final Close of Japan Hotel Development Fund With Takenaka and Kiraku
Hyatt Hotels Corp has announced the final closing of a JPY 22 billion ($149 million) fund to invest in development of … Read More>>
Hulic REIT Sells Two Japan Data Centres to Sponsor for $39M
Hulic REIT has sold two ageing data centres in central Tokyo and Nagano to the TSE-listed trust’s sponsor, Japanese real … Read More>>
Hong Kong
TPG AG, Hanison Selling Hong Kong Hotel for 44% Off 2018 Purchase Price
A joint venture between US private equity firm TPG Angelo Gordon and local builder Hanison Construction has agreed to … Read More>>
China Property Investment Deals Fell 46% in Q2 to Lead APAC Market Decline
Mainland China and Hong Kong saw the largest declines in commercial real estate investment among all Asia Pacific … Read More>>
Mainland Tycoon’s Hong Kong Mansion Sold at $166M Markdown
A mainland tycoon who set a Hong Kong record purchasing the city’s most expensive home nine years ago has now set a new … Read More>>
MTD TV
PDG Aims for APAC AI Dominance After Raising $1.3B in Fresh Funding: MTD TV
Princeton Digital Group aims to lead AI deployment across Asia Pacific after securing $1.3 billion in fresh funding, … Read More>>
NTT, DCI, Goldman, DC Byte See Japan, Korea Overcoming Data Centre Challenges: MTD TV
Strong customer demand and investment returns make data centre investments in Japan and Korea attractive despite high … Read More>>
Bridge Data Centres CIO Sees Scale as Key Competitive Advantage: MTD TV
Asia Pacific’s digital infrastructure race favours platforms with scale, access to capital and a track record of … Read More>>
Research & Policy
APAC Hotel Investment Fell 23% in H1, Full Year Recovery Expected: JLL
Trades of hotels in Asia Pacific fell to $4.7 billion in the first half of 2025, down 23 percent compared with the same … Read More>>
Singapore Home Sales Jump to Nine-Month High on Strong Demand at New Projects
New private home sales in Singapore hit their highest level in nine months in August, according to data released Monday … Read More>>