Global power of kawaii, foreign investors falling in love with Japan
JAPAN is not only one of the most popular tourist destinations globally, it is also attracting foreign investors, who now account for 30% of commercial real estate transactions every year,…
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FPG acquires Roppongi property for fractional ownership trust
REAL estate fractional ownership investor Financial Partners Group (FPG) has bought a commercial real estate property in Tokyo. The property will be spun into FPG’s “Premium Asset Series,” a real…
Daiwa makes JPY12bn housing portfolio rearrangement
REAL estate group Daiwa Securities Living has made adjustments to its portfolio with over JPY12 billion (approximately USD$76.2 million) worth of transactions. Daiwa has bought three residences for JPY6.62 billion,…
Daiwa to tear down and rebuild aging apartment
JAPAN’S Daiwa House REIT has made the call to demolish a defective aging apartment building in Tokyo and rebuild a new complex. The REIT will demolish Castalia Kamiikedai, a four-storey…
UEM Sunrise exits Johor project
MALAYSIAN property developer UEM Sunrise is selling its 40% interest in a joint venture to partner KLK Land for MYR386.20 million (approximately USD$82 million), as part of its strategy to…
Thailand vying for high tech manufacturing
THAILAND is looking to capitalise on its strategic geographical location to become the global centre for high tech manufacturing. ESR and Samsung-owned United States-headquartered HARMAN International has started construction on…
Oil tycoon OK Lim’s Singaporean home for sale
ANOTHER prestigious property belonging to embattled oil tycoon OK Lim is on the market, and is expected to fetch around SGD$43 million. Knight Frank Singapore is selling the Good Class…
Japan’s Daiwa House sell out of Malaysia joint venture
JAPAN’S largest homebuilder Daiwa House’s Malaysian arm has sold its interest in a property development company to its joint venture partner. Daiwa House Malaysia has sold its 40% stake in…
KKR and Singtel dial up investment in data centres
NEW York-based global investment firm KKR has joined forces with Singaporean telecommunication giant Singtel to invest SGD$3 billion in data centres, as the AI-led growth in demand for digital infrastructure…
Robinsons Land sells 11 malls for P33.9bn
REAL estate developer Robinsons Land Corporation (RLC) has sold 11 malls and two offices for PHP33.915 billion (approximately USD$578 million) in one of the largest transactions in the Philippines this…
Mirae offload Seoul office for KRW300bn
SOUTH Korea’s largest investment banking group Mirae Asset Securities is in due diligence to sell its Seoul office building in the capital Seoul to Woori Financial Group. In an announcement…
Unsold apartments in Bangkok reach new high
PROPERTY developers in Bangkok are facing challenges to sell housing units, as unsold inventory in Asia’s 12th most populated city to record highs but Chinese and Japanese nationals remain the…
Singapore developers experiencing a lull
HIGHER interest rates and homebuyers no longer experiencing FOMO have seen property developer’s sales fall further in May. According to Knight Frank, there were 221 new sales (excluding executive condominiums…
Michigan pension fund makes Japan wager
US based fund manager BentallGreenOak fund has secured a USD$100 million for investment into the Japan property market from a Michigan pension fund. State of Michigan Investment Board (SMIB) said…
Heitman maiden acquisition in Osaka
CHICAGO-based global real estate investor Heitman has launched into Osaka with the acquisition of a multifamily apartments portfolio for JPY7 billion yen. The USD$50 billion fund manager has acquired a…
Global power of kawaii, foreign investors falling in love with Japan
JAPAN is not only one of the most popular tourist destinations globally, it is also attracting foreign investors, who now account for 30% of commercial real estate transactions every year,…
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