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Featured Stories
JD Property, Gaw Capital Join Growing List of Speakers for Mingtiandi Singapore Forum
With the Mingtiandi Singapore Forum just over one month away, representatives of Asia Pacific’s largest real estate … Read More>>
Blackstone’s AirTrunk Taps Banks for Potential $1.5B Singapore REIT IPO
Blackstone’s AirTrunk data centre platform is moving ahead with plans for a Singapore-listed REIT, with market sources … Read More>>
Sponsored Features
Australian Logistics Expected to Boom as Global Players Aim $27B in Capital at the Sector
Global investors are sitting on a warchest of A$38 billion ($27 billion) in capital targeting Australian logistics, … Read More>>
APAC Real Estate Is Entering a New Era, Driven by Shrinking Supply: Oxford Economics
Asia-Pacific commercial real estate (CRE) markets are set to benefit from a structurally thinner development pipeline … Read More>>
Australia’s Land Lease Sector Ready to Meet Needs of Seniors and Investors
Like many developed economies, Australia is home to an increasingly ageing population. According to the Australian … Read More>>
Breaking News
Australia Post Marketing Seven Warehouses Under $276M Sale-and-Leaseback
Australia Post is marketing a set of seven logistics facilities in some of the country’s largest industrial hubs as the government-owned company grapples with the decline of its core postal … Read more>>
JD Property, Gaw Capital Join Growing List of Speakers for Mingtiandi Singapore Forum
With the Mingtiandi Singapore Forum just over one month away, representatives of Asia Pacific’s largest real estate investors continue to join the roster, with senior executives from JD Property and … Read more>>
Microsoft to Invest $10B in Japan Data Centres and More APAC Real Estate Headlines
Japanese data centres lead today's look at real estate news from around Asia Pacific, with Microsoft becoming the latest US hyperscaler to pledge a major expansion of its digital infrastructure in … Read more>>
APAC Real Estate People in the News 2026-04-06
A new investment chief at JD.com's logistics real estate platform leads this week's look at personnel moves from around Asia Pacific's property industry. Also making the list is a CEO departure at a … Read more>>
Blackstone’s AirTrunk Taps Banks for Potential $1.5B Singapore REIT IPO
Blackstone’s AirTrunk data centre platform is moving ahead with plans for a Singapore-listed REIT, with market sources indicating that the IPO could raise $1.5 billion and value the trust at roughly … Read more>>
Hong Kong’s New World Balks at Chance to Buy Prized Causeway Bay Site
Cash-strapped New World Development has deferred an opportunity to secure the final piece in one of the largest redevelopment opportunities in Hong Kong’s Causeway Bay commercial hub after failing to … Read more>>
ESR Selling Stake in UK Private Credit Platform in Latest Exit From ARA Legacy Businesses
ESR has agreed to sell its stake in European real estate credit platform Venn Partners, marking the latest disposal of a business inherited through its $5.2 billion purchase of ARA Asset Management as … Read more>>
India’s Mindspace REIT Paying $270M for Shell-Anchored Campus in Second Chennai Buy
India’s Mindspace Business Parks REIT has agreed to pay INR 25.4 billion ($270 million) to acquire its second property in Chennai as it expands beyond its core Mumbai and Hyderabad markets. In an … Read more>>
Real Estate Finance
ESR Selling Stake in UK Private Credit Platform in Latest Exit From ARA Legacy Businesses
ESR has agreed to sell its stake in European real estate credit platform Venn Partners, marking the latest disposal of a … Read More>>
India’s Mindspace REIT Paying $270M for Shell-Anchored Campus in Second Chennai Buy
India’s Mindspace Business Parks REIT has agreed to pay INR 25.4 billion ($270 million) to acquire its second property … Read More>>
Invesco Buys 13 Tokyo Multi-Family Assets as Japan Remains Focus Market
Invesco Real Estate has acquired a portfolio of 13 rental residential properties in Tokyo, upping the US investment … Read More>>
Singapore
Singapore Names Adele Tan as URA Chief Executive, Succeeding Lim Eng Hwee
Singapore’s government has appointed Adele Tan as chief executive of the Urban Redevelopment Authority, with the current … Read More>>
Rava, SC Capital, BlackRock, Dash Joining Mingtiandi Singapore Forum on 12 May
Rava Partners has been among the most active investors in Asia Pacific real estate markets in the past 18 months, and … Read More>>
CapitaLand Ascendas REIT Enters Japan With $460M Osaka Data Centre Buy
CapitaLand Ascendas REIT is entering Japan’s data centre market with a S$620.7 million ($460 million) investment in a … Read More>>
Shanghai
ESR in Talks to Sell Shanghai Office Asset to Bank of East Asia at 39% Off
ESR is negotiating the sale of a slice of a Shanghai office tower for around RMB 1.6 billion ($231 million) as the … Read More>>
CalPERS-Backed Fund Sells Office Tower Near Shanghai’s Xintiandi at 43% Off
One of Shanghai’s most-traded office buildings has changed hands again, with a fund managed by industrial specialist ESR … Read More>>
Fosun Sells Half-Stake in Shanghai’s Andaz Xintiandi Hotel for $5M
There have been numerous reports of declining property values in China, but a transaction late last month may provide … Read More>>
Projects
Hong Kong’s New World Balks at Chance to Buy Prized Causeway Bay Site
Cash-strapped New World Development has deferred an opportunity to secure the final piece in one of the largest … Read More>>
Kerry Properties Acquires Third Hong Kong Luxury Site in Two Months
Kerry Properties has acquired a residential site in Hong Kong’s Mid-Levels West for HK$354 million ($45.2 million), the … Read More>>
Vietnam’s BW Industrial Targets Up to 700MW for Data Centres, High Tech Projects
BW Industrial has signed preliminary agreements targeting up to 700 megawatts of power capacity for an industrial park … Read More>>
Asia Outbound
Far East Consortium Selling London Headquarters Building to AMTD Idea for $24M
Far East Consortium has agreed to sell a central London office block to AMTD Idea for £18 million ($24 million) as an … Read More>>
Singapore’s OUE REIT Adds to Sydney Office Rebound with $252M Salesforce Tower Deal
Sydney’s rebounding office market continues to attract commitments from institutional investors, with Singapore’s OUE … Read More>>
Data Centres
Blackstone’s AirTrunk Taps Banks for Potential $1.5B Singapore REIT IPO
Blackstone’s AirTrunk data centre platform is moving ahead with plans for a Singapore-listed REIT, with market sources … Read More>>
Asset Sales Lift China Data Centre Giant GDS Despite Operating Losses
GDS Holdings reported net income of RMB 959.4 million ($139 million) in 2025, recording positive results for the first … Read More>>
Bain-Backed Bridge Data Centres Plans Singapore Investment of Up to $3.9B
Bridge Data Centres plans to invest up to S$5 billion ($3.9 billion) in Singapore as the Bain Capital-backed hyperscale … Read More>>
Japan
Invesco Buys 13 Tokyo Multi-Family Assets as Japan Remains Focus Market
Invesco Real Estate has acquired a portfolio of 13 rental residential properties in Tokyo, upping the US investment … Read More>>
Nomura Fund Buys Central Osaka Hotel From Thai-Led JV for $241M
Nomura has acquired the Centara Grand Hotel Osaka for JPY 38.5 billion ($241 million) through a fund vehicle, purchasing … Read More>>
Daiwa Office REIT Buying Blackstone-Linked Tokyo Building as Part of $167M Deal
Daiwa Office Investment Corporation has agreed to buy two central Tokyo properties for a combined JPY 26.6 billion … Read More>>
Hong Kong
Hong Kong’s New World Balks at Chance to Buy Prized Causeway Bay Site
Cash-strapped New World Development has deferred an opportunity to secure the final piece in one of the largest … Read More>>
Kerry Properties Acquires Third Hong Kong Luxury Site in Two Months
Kerry Properties has acquired a residential site in Hong Kong’s Mid-Levels West for HK$354 million ($45.2 million), the … Read More>>
Manulife US REIT Selling LA Office Tower for $93M and More APAC Real Estate Headlines
In today's review of real estate news from around the region, Manulife US REIT agrees to sell its Los Angeles office … Read More>>
MTD TV
Japan Multi-Family Offers Steady Returns as Market Risks Rise in 2026: MTD TV
Japan’s multi-family sector is cementing its status as a defensive asset class, with resilient income, deep liquidity … Read More>>
Alyssa, Gaw, Samurai and Savills to Explore Japan Residential on MTD TV Tuesday
Japan’s residential market continued to be a top target for investors in 2025 with trades of multi-family assets in the … Read More>>
Australia BTR Gains Ground as Supply Scales Up, Capital Base Broadens: MTD TV
Australia’s build-to-rent sector is moving from concept to execution, with growing operational stock helping to attract … Read More>>
Research & Policy
APAC Data Centre Pipeline Hits Record 19.4GW on AI-Driven Demand: C&W
Asia Pacific’s data centre development pipeline reached a record 19.4 gigawatts in 2025 as hyperscale and artificial … Read More>>
Hong Kong Raises Levy on Luxury Homes, Halts Commercial Land Sales for 2nd Year
Hong Kong is turning to the flood of wealthy investors picking up luxury homes in the city to shore up its finances as … Read More>>