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Chinese cities are rushing to dismantle a long-standing housing policy regime designed to keep speculators at bay, a remarkable U-turn that is just the beginning of a new chapter in the nation’s real estate market.
The rural town of Lishui is allowing individuals to participate in a land auction in an experiment that, if successful, could be a model for other cities over time.
Tyni’s cabins are classified as ‘vehicles’, meaning they can be placed in conventionally inaccessible or protected natural locations without the need for lengthy building permits and development approvals, according to CEO Mori Nishimura.
Andy Cheung has been an independent non-executive director since 2022 and before that was an executive with Link Reit.
Wanda Group founder Wang Jianlin turned to a ‘light-asset’ model in 2017, helping him avoid the same fate as Hui Ka Yan, the embattled founder of indebted real estate developer Evergrande Group.
HSBC sees opportunities to lend against wealthy clients’ private assets, as it leverages its balance sheet strength to finance this fast-growing market.
Logan Group is entering a crucial stage in its offshore restructuring, with just three months to pay or refinance a loan or risk losing control of a key luxury home project in Hong Kong, The Corniche.
‘The second-hand market is facing a lot of competition from the first-hand market, so prices have not had much room to grow,’ Colliers researcher says.
Lenovo’s convertible bond sale follows similar offerings by e-commerce giants Alibaba and JD.com as issuers seek to lower funding costs in a high rate environment by capitalising on a red-hot stock market.
China Vanke has sold a plot of land once earmarked for its new headquarters in Shenzhen for 2.24 billion yuan (US$309 million), almost 30 per cent less than it paid in 2017, as the beleaguered property developer strives to pay down its mountain of debt.
Growth in rentals on luxury residential properties cooled last quarter, as policymakers took steps to rein in inflation. Sustained demand, however, will keep the market bullish this year, Knight Frank says.
Hotels in mainland China will need to raise their performance and returns to succeed as real estate investment trusts, according to JLL. A 4 per cent annual return will be favoured by regulators and investors.
Mainland China’s commercial and financial hub will relax home purchase restrictions and grant subsidies to people buying new flats in a move designed to breathe life back into the city’s real estate sector.
AIA Group, Asia’s largest insurer, is picking an opportune time to look for office buildings in mainland China to house its operations. A two-year slump in the property market has rendered these assets ‘affordable.’
Distressed properties in Europe are presenting opportunistic gains for global investors because of supply and demand imbalances and pressure from high borrowing costs, UK-based Patron Capital Partners says.
Dubai is shaping up to be a new favourite for buyers, thanks to a booming real estate market and fast-track residency scheme, agents say. It handed out 158,000 ‘golden visas’, dwarfing the 13,000 that Portugal has issued since 2012.
Home purchases in Hong Kong are slowing down after an initial spate of enthusiasm sparked by the government’s rollback of cooling measures in February.
The latest government measures are merely ‘a drop in the ocean’, and rebuilding homebuyers’ confidence in the presale system is a precondition for any revival, analysts say.
Troubled property developer receives lifeline a day after Fitch Ratings downgraded its default ratings.
The People’s Bank of China keeps a running tab of big policy moves, and it shows that trillions of yuan worth of support measures have been rolled out since 2021.
China is seeking to defuse financial risks, with asset management companies expected to help other ailing sectors, particularly property developers, but the firms are already highly leveraged due to bond financing and exposure to the troubled real estate sector.
Post receives statement from Dubai-based head of protocol and security management a day after publishing interview with Eleanor Jane Mak.
Prospective homebuyers are visiting showrooms in droves while transactions have revived, according to agents, soon after Beijing unveiled its most aggressive measures to revive the housing market.
Sheikh due to arrive no later than June to attend opening ceremony of private office but name change possible to reduce focus on his ties with ruling family, aide Eleanor Jane Mak says.
By allowing local governments and state-owned enterprises to buy unsold land and housing from distressed developers, China is betting a property slump weighing down the economy can be stopped once and for all.
Hong Kong residents fill their shopping trolleys and tummies in Shenzhen while Singaporeans hop across to Johor Bahru as they make the most of cheaper prices, denting the stability of their retail sectors.
Economist Richard Koo’s theories influenced Western policy decisions after the global financial crisis, and now he has strong words for Chinese policymakers on the need for fiscal stimulus to ward off a ‘balance-sheet recession’.
Recovery in China’s luxury home market is gaining pace, while recent measures by the government could help turn around the fortunes of the property industry.
The mainland has US$3.9 trillion worth of unsold properties, which makes Beijing’s funding plan account for less than 2 per cent of that excess inventory, a Barclays report said.
Beijing has announced 300 billion-yuan in funds to help clear excess housing inventory, as well as measures to ensure developers have access to financing and that homes are delivered on time.
Another set of weak housing market data for April underscores the urgency among officials in Beijing to stem the crisis and rescue some of the nation’s biggest yet cash-strapped developers.