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Singapore Office Rents Rise for Seventh Straight Quarter as Vacancy Eases
Grade A office rents in Singapore’s central business district rose for a seventh straight quarter in the final three … Read More>>
Brookfield Asset Management Grows Fee Income 22%, Taps Connor Teskey as New CEO
Brookfield Asset Management's fee-related earnings jumped 22 percent to $3 billion in 2025, as the North American giant … Read More>>
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Australia’s Land Lease Sector Ready to Meet Needs of Seniors and Investors
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VentuNext Breaks Ground on First Logistics Park Project in Rayong, Thailand
VentuNext, a newly established industrial real estate investment and development platform focused on delivering … Read More>>
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Breaking News
Blackstone Leads $10B in Debt Financing for Aussie AI Data Centre Startup Firmus
Blackstone has upped its exposure to digital infrastructure Down Under, with the private equity titan leading a $10 billion debt facility for Australian AI data centre developer Firmus … Read more>>
Singapore Office Rents Rise for Seventh Straight Quarter as Vacancy Eases
Grade A office rents in Singapore’s central business district rose for a seventh straight quarter in the final three months of 2025, as lower vacancy and a tight supply pipeline boosted landlord … Read more>>
US Fund Manager Said Looking to Sell BDx Data Centres and More APAC Real Estate Headlines
Asia Pacific data centres lead Mingtiandi’s look at real estate news from around the region today as a US private equity firm is said to be putting BDx on the market. Quebec also makes the headlines … Read more>>
APAC Real Estate People in the News 2026-02-09
Big changes in Australia lead this week’s review of personnel moves from around Asia Pacific, with Lendlease naming a new head of development after losing a top executive to AirTrunk. That … Read more>>
Brookfield Asset Management Grows Fee Income 22%, Taps Connor Teskey as New CEO
Brookfield Asset Management's fee-related earnings jumped 22 percent to $3 billion in 2025, as the North American giant expanded its platforms in fast-growing segments like private credit and … Read more>>
KKR Reports Record-High Fundraising of $129B, Builds Secondaries Business
KKR’s fundraising hit a record yearly high of $129 billion in 2025, driven by commitments to the private equity giant’s credit and infrastructure strategies. Assets under management grew 17 percent … Read more>>
CICT Net Property Income Rises 6.8% on CapitaSpring Acquisition, Rising Rents
CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust’s net property income rose to S$609.9 million ($479 million) in the second half of 2025, a 6.8 percent increase from a year earlier, thanks in part to its … Read more>>
CDL JV Places Top Bid of $557M for Singapore Condo Site and More APAC Real Estate Headlines
Singapore’s booming housing market leads Mingtiandi’s look at real estate news today with a City Developments Ltd joint venture placing the top bid for a lower East Coast site. Also making the … Read more>>
Real Estate Finance
Brookfield Asset Management Grows Fee Income 22%, Taps Connor Teskey as New CEO
Brookfield Asset Management's fee-related earnings jumped 22 percent to $3 billion in 2025, as the North American giant … Read More>>
KKR Reports Record-High Fundraising of $129B, Builds Secondaries Business
KKR’s fundraising hit a record yearly high of $129 billion in 2025, driven by commitments to the private equity giant’s … Read More>>
CICT Net Property Income Rises 6.8% on CapitaSpring Acquisition, Rising Rents
CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust’s net property income rose to S$609.9 million ($479 million) in the second half … Read More>>
Singapore
Singapore Office Rents Rise for Seventh Straight Quarter as Vacancy Eases
Grade A office rents in Singapore’s central business district rose for a seventh straight quarter in the final three … Read More>>
CICT Net Property Income Rises 6.8% on CapitaSpring Acquisition, Rising Rents
CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust’s net property income rose to S$609.9 million ($479 million) in the second half … Read More>>
KKR, Singtel Buying Out Data Centre Giant STT GDC in $10.9B Deal
Private equity giant KKR and telco Singtel have agreed to buy the remaining 82 percent stake they don’t already own in … Read More>>
Shanghai
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>>
Shanghai Office Rents Fall for 14th Straight Quarter as New Buildings Flood Market
Grade A office rents in Shanghai declined at the steepest rate since 2022 in the July to September period as tenants … Read More>>
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>>
Projects
Heitman to Develop Perth’s Biggest Student Housing Project With Aussie Builder Erben
US fund manager Heitman has teamed with Australian builder Erben to develop a 1,146-bed student housing project in … Read More>>
Macquarie’s Local Residential Acquires $259M Melbourne Project From Hines
Local Residential has acquired a rental apartment development in Melbourne from US builder Hines, with the project said … Read More>>
Adrian Cheng’s C Capital Buys Australia Land for $3.2B in Industrial Projects
C Capital, the private equity firm co-founded by former New World Development CEO Adrian Cheng, has acquired 507 … Read More>>
Asia Outbound
Singapore’s GIC Teams With Realty Income on $1.5B North American Logistics JV
GIC and Realty Income Corporation have launched a North American logistics joint venture, with the Singapore sovereign … Read More>>
Malaysia’s IGB Sells Central London Hotel to Criterion Capital for $297M
A consortium led by Malaysia’s IGB has sold a 732-key hotel in the West End of London for £220 million ($296.5 million), … Read More>>
Data Centres
Blackstone Leads $10B in Debt Financing for Aussie AI Data Centre Startup Firmus
Blackstone has upped its exposure to digital infrastructure Down Under, with the private equity titan leading a $10 … Read More>>
Bain-Backed Bridge Data Centres Buying Malaysia Site From IOI Properties for $188M
Bain Capital-backed Bridge Data Centres has agreed to buy three plots near Kuala Lumpur from Malaysia’s IOI Properties … Read More>>
KKR, Singtel Buying Out Data Centre Giant STT GDC in $10.9B Deal
Private equity giant KKR and telco Singtel have agreed to buy the remaining 82 percent stake they don’t already own in … Read More>>
Japan
Alyssa Partners Teams With Mitsui Unit to Buy Tokyo Residential Tower for $80M
Alyssa Partners on Thursday announced its purchase of a central Tokyo residential building alongside a subsidiary of … Read More>>
Japan’s KDDI Launches Service at 48MW Osaka AI Data Centre
Japanese telecom KDDI has begun operations at its AI data centre south of Osaka, less than 10 months after buying the … Read More>>
SC Capital Wins $162M Investment From Canada’s CPPIB for Japan Hospitality Strategy
SC Capital Partners on Wednesday announced a $162 million commitment from the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board for … Read More>>
Hong Kong
New World Says Nothing Signed Yet as Blackstone Said Set to Become Largest Shareholder
New World Development said late Thursday that no agreement has been reached regarding potential investments in the … Read More>>
Hong Kong Office Rents Edged Upwards in December Despite Rising Vacancy
Average rents for grade A offices in Hong Kong rose 0.4 percent in December as rising demand in the city’s core business … Read More>>
LVMH’s DFS Group Sells Hong Kong, Macau Business to China’s CTG for Up to $395M
Luxury travel retailer DFS Group has agreed to sell its Greater China business to China Tourism Group Duty Free for not … Read More>>
MTD TV
Mingtiandi Singapore Forum 2026
Singapore has transformed from a centre for investment in Southeast Asia to a leading global financial hub with … Read More>>
Mingtiandi APAC Logistics Forum 2026
The Mingtiandi Logistics Forum has received nearly 24,000 views since its debut in 2020 and continues to be the leading … Read More>>
Mingtiandi APAC Residential Forum 2026
Changes in housing affordability and societal demographics have transformed the living sector from a niche market to a … Read More>>
Research & Policy
Singapore Office Rents Rise for Seventh Straight Quarter as Vacancy Eases
Grade A office rents in Singapore’s central business district rose for a seventh straight quarter in the final three … Read More>>
Singapore Home Sales Jump 67% to Four-Year High as Price Growth Slows to 3.3%
Developer sales of new homes in Singapore surged 67 percent last year to 10,815 units, the highest annual total since … Read More>>