Property

Artist rendering of SC Global's first resort apartment complex, Setsu Niseko, which mainly targets wealthy Asians (Courtesy of SC Global)
Business trends

Luxury Singapore real estate developer hops on Niseko bandwagon

Asian investors pour money into Hokkaido ski town as tourism skyrockets

1 December 2018
"Easy" financing is attracting foreign real estate funds to Japan.
Property

Global funds binge on Japanese real estate

Rather than single properties, buyers target companies with attractive portfolios

29 November 2018
Russell Street in Causeway Bay, one of the busiest commercial zones on Hong Kong Island, is the most expensive street in the world, according to Cushman & Wakefield. (Photo by Kenji Kawase) 
Property

Amid trade war, Hong Kong fund Gaw Capital makes $1bn bet on offices

Reservations over residential assets, but corrections seen as opportunity

20 November 2018
A China Vanke showroom displays a model residential compound. The slowing growth in condo sales prices during the July-September quarter dampened the demand outlook for Vanke and other developers.
Property

Land acquisition sinks 63% for China's top developers

Trade war concerns and faltering sale values put Vanke and others on guard

14 November 2018
Residential apartment blocks under construction in Beijing.
Business trends

S&P warns on default risk for weak China developers

Home prices forecast to slide further in 2019, even as builders' debt costs rise

8 November 2018
A house is tilted over after an earthquake in the northern island of Hokkaido in September.  (Photo by Maho Obata)
Economy

Hundreds of hotels and schools unprepared for Japan quake

Nikkei survey finds 858 large buildings at risk of collapse if hit

7 November 2018
One of China's largest property developers might have found a way to gain favor from those who dole out land-use permits.
Companies

China's Sunac sparks questions over strategy with theme park move

Developer takes over operation rights for 13 Wanda entertainment projects

2 November 2018
The Meikarta development in Cikarang, east of Jakarta, on Oct. 15. 
Companies

Lippo Karawaci cedes control of Meikarta developer

Transactions limit exposure to losses, helping to buoy profit

26 October 2018
People throng the Vivocity shopping mall in Singapore. 
Nikkei Markets

Singapore mall owners lift rents as tenants improve sales

Gyms, cooking studios add diversity to shopping centers

25 October 2018
The Hudson Yards redevelopment site on Manhattan's west side. The high-rise that Mitsui Fudosan just completed is at the far left. (Photo by Shuji Nakayama)
Property

Mitsui completes first of two New York towers worth $5bn

Move highlights Japanese realtors' hunger for overseas investment

20 October 2018
Local media reports have pondered whether Meikarta's construction could still go ahead.
Companies

Lippo Group suffers confidence crisis after home of CEO raided

'Negative investor sentiment' hits bond yields of key development arm

19 October 2018
Meikarta, a new township, is being built in the Bekasi district on the eastern fringes of Jakarta. 
Companies

Indonesia raids home of Lippo Group CEO in bribery probe

Lawyer said Meikarta developer 'very surprised and deeply regretted' the case

18 October 2018
A man hangs a unification flag on the Grand Unification Bridge, near the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas in Paju, South Korea.
N Korea at crossroads

South Korea investors snap up land near DMZ

Property values heat up on expectations for future development

18 October 2018
Lippo's costly high-rise development, Meikarta, is pictured in April 2018. (Photo courtesy of Lippo Group) 
Companies

Lippo Karawaci shares plunge on arrest of officials

Alleged bribery over Meikarta project mars Indonesian builder's prospects

16 October 2018
Hong Kong has been suffering from an acute housing shortage for years. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
Economy

Hong Kong plans artificial islands for housing

Chief Exec Lam unveils plan to rein in home prices with 1,700 hectares of new land

10 October 2018
Some showrooms of Country Garden Holdings, China's largest real-estate developer, were vandalized by angry buyers after the company slashed prices over the weeklong national holiday.
Property

Chinese developers slash prices as economic outlook dims

Investors dump shares as trade war with US bites

9 October 2018
Lippo Group's costly high-rise development, Meikarta, seen here in April.(Photo provided by company) 
Companies

Indonesian watchdog raps Lippo Karawaci for delayed filing

High-rise project and rupiah decline aggravate developer's cash flow problem

9 October 2018
Hong Kong home prices dipped 0.076% on the month in August, and analysts foresee a steeper fall over the next 12 to 18 months.
Economy

Hong Kong's highflying home market shows signs of topping out

Analysts expect prices to fall as much as 15% while interest rates climb

7 October 2018
Singapore private home prices began rallying in the third quarter of 2017 following nearly four years of modest declines due to government efforts to keep prices in check.
Nikkei Markets

Singapore housing market cools as government measures bite

Sharp fall-off in property prices unlikely, say observers

1 October 2018
Rental housing costs in July rose 29.68% in Shenzhen, over the same month a year ago, according to data compiled by CityRe Data.
Business trends

China's rental housing too hot to handle as investors move in

Demand set to surge as 100m millennials enter job market, creating policy test

21 September 2018
The new ID codes will make it easier to gather information on existing homes. (Photo by Wakako Iguchi).
Property

Houses in Japan will come with a history

All-in-one background reports to grease property market's wheels

8 September 2018
HNA Group agreed this month to sell the Radisson hotel chain to Chinese hotel group Jin Jiang International Holdings.
Business deals

HNA overseas asset sales set pace for record China disposals

Wanda, Anbang and CEFC also seek buyers for billions of dollars of properties

26 August 2018
While the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. gave its assent to the sale of Waldorf Astoria Hotel, it blocked the purchase of another hotel, citing its proximity to a military base hundreds of meters away.
Business Insight

Tighter US foreign investment rules are here to stay

Revamped CFIUS regime marks a retreat from globalization that will spread

20 August 2018
Japan's real estate market is attracting more investment from abroad.
Property

Foreign funds enlarge footprint in Japan property market

LaSalle and ESR seek to tap the country's high prices and low interest rates

20 August 2018
Asia's office properties can attract more tenents if they offer more information by taking advantage of advanced technology.
Opinion

Asian property markets need more transparency

Even the region's top economies could lose out on investment without faster reforms

17 August 2018