BrainCan - property and construction

how serious is paul chan about imposing tax on...

Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po has hinted at the possibility of imposing a emptiness tax on...

ey calls quarry bay its new home

You don’t count as fragment of the grand Four unless you are in the core business district,right?...

chinese property plays rally: what a difference...

many Chinese property counters have rallied two or three times so far this year. Such amazing jump...

reits: what can be done to ensure their growth?

During the Hong Kong Book Fair this year,we published a original book on REIT strategy in...

us treasury yield holds key to hk home prices

We’ve discussed several factors that may trigger a U-turn in Hong Kong’s housing market and...

liaison office wants a big piece of grand central

When Beijing’s top official in Hong Kong,Director Wang Zhimin of the Liaison Office, said final...

sunac chairman sun s m a journey: you can t win...

Sun Hongbin,founder of Sunac China Holdings (01918.HK), has a reputation for being an “M&A...

what s going on at avic joy?

Something must have gone terribly unsuitable at AVIC delight Holdings. The tiny listed...

why are chinese property developers flocking to...

Despite brisk sales and expectations of strong cash inflows,many Chinese property developers have...

evergrande plans us$1 billion notes to refinance...

China Evergrande Group (03333.HK),the country’s top domestic builder, plans to issue up to US$1...

why property agencies are doing fine despite...

Hong Kong’s secondary housing market has contracted considerably in recent years due to government...

why beijing wants private housing compounds to...

Skyrocketing domestic prices in China hold made life miserable for many grassroots families in the...

short sellers wiped out as evergrande share price...

Mainland property stocks bear done very well recently,with Evergrande Group (03333.HK) spiking over...

small means very expensive in hk housing market

There is something special approximately Hong Kong millionaires. Yes,there are more of them now,...

rental trend remains supportive for hong kong reit...

Stock market sentiment picked up remarkably during the first quarter of 2019,with trading volumes in...

why hk property agents are acting on fake market...

Shih Wing-Ching,chairman of Centaline Property Agency, has revealed that only 10000 secondary home...

should country garden rethink its super fast...

Chinese property firm Country Garden witnessed a series of work-site accidents since final...

reits: what determines their performance?

When REITs were first introduced to the Asia-Pacific markets,they were described as fixed-income...

why evergrande is hiring more fresh graduates

There is a popular saying in the commerce community that goes “whether you want to sell...

hna in talks to sell stake in hilton grand...

HNA Group is in discussions to sell some or all of its 25 percent stake in Hilton Grand Vacations...

tighter policy prompts china property developers...

China’s housing market is under mounting pressure amid tightened liquidity and stringent domestic...

why hong kong based reits continue to perform well

Financial market sentiment picked up remarkably in the first quarter of the year,with trading...

so you think you ll be happy once you acquire your...

Who doesn’t dream of having their own domestic? That’s the reason why Hong Kong youth are...

why hk s latest data center land plot drew so many...

The Hong Kong government sold on Wednesday,for HK$5.46 billion, the second land parcel specifically...

china developers opt to wait and see as failed...

final year China’s more aggressive property developers were willing to pay whatever it took to...

how long is long term for peninsula shareholders?

How long is long-term? That was the question raised by some faithful shareholders of Hong Kong and...

airbnb ready to make concessions in singapore

Airbnb,the online marketplace that enables people to list or rent homestay accommodation and...

how green tech can boost returns for the real...

Green technology has slowly made its way into the Asia-Pacific markets. In Hong Kong,many new...

swire s slow symphony under the stars

Lying down on a mat and enjoying the “Swire Symphony under the Stars” at the Central...

invest in reits to better prepare for retirement

Yuan-denominated bonds issued in Hong Kong,commonly called dim sum bonds, were first issued in...

prices of subsidized housing units soar to record...

Defying government efforts to icy the market,property prices in Hong Kong have been hitting novel...

how a top tier hk builder got into trouble

Hsin Chong Group Holdings (00404.HK) has dismissed reports that it is on the verge of...

where to look for signs of a peak out in home...

final week,I argued that the narrowing price gap with blue-chip housing estates and the rising down...

why hk is a distribution center for property...

According to a recent study by Citibank,Hong Kong has 511000 residents with at least HK$10 million...

marriott expands into home rentals, taking on...

Marriott International,the worlds largest hotel company, is launching a home-sharing service, or...

warehouse giant prologis to acquire dct in us$8.4...

San Francisco-based warehouse giant Prologis will acquire smaller US rival DCT Industrial Trust in a...

tough rules for non local buyers to hit hainan...

In anticipation of supportive policies to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Hainan as a special...

why reits outperform bonds during an interest rate...

Since 2015,Admiral Investment has reported on the long-term performance of Asia-Pacific and Asian...

why china s latest property curbs will have...

China has seen a new round of property-cooling measures, with eight moment-tier cities announcing...

how did evergrande keep proving the naysayers...

Mainland property plays have in general done very well this year,in specific highly leveraged...

china property curbs may force buyers to smaller...

Despite various restrictions on home purchases,property prices in China kept rising in recent years...

china property market may peak out in third...

Several Chinese property developers posted sharp revenue and turnover growth final year,helping...

how web retailing boosts demand for logistics...

Like other contemporary economies,Hong Kong is seeing respectable growth in web retailing. For...

will hk housing market continue to strengthen?

Hong Kong’s housing market has rebounded along with the stock market. Transaction volumes occupy...

nwd creates hk s first blockchain platform for...

Property developer unique World Development (NWD) on Wednesday announced the creation of Hong...

hk office rent tops globally, but demand remains...

Financial market performance has often been influenced by geopolitical events,such as the trade...

australian home prices mark worst year since 2008

Australian domestic prices shrank nearly 5 percent in 2018,marking their worst year since 2008, and...

why sino land offers its new kwun tong project...

Sino Land has launched the first batch of 205 units of its Grand Central development in Kwun Tong at...

r f share placement plan adds pressure to property...

Property plays are weak. Concerns approximately the lack of liquidity among developers is a key...

hello, cheung kong center 2.0

A mini Cheung Kong middle will rise in Central in about five years. A blueprint to redevelop...

why country garden boss is obsessed with project...

Yang Guoqiang,the founder of Chinese property developer Country Garden Holdings (02007.HK), received...

a share listing door seems to be closed for...

Just when the prospect of Chinese developers raising funds through the domestic fairness market...

diverging fortunes of china s large and small...

China’s housing market has shown signs of moderation after local and central governments took some...

why hong kong housing boom may run out of steam

Over the past 10 years,whoever is gutsy enough to invest in properties with borrowed money would...

top chinese property developers launch green index

China’s largest genuine estate developers launched a green index to manage their cement,steel and...

why china must stick to differentiated property...

In regulating the property market,China has ended the “one rule fits all” approach and moved to...

evergrande boss snaps up tin hau penthouse

Mainland property companies may be slowing down in buying up Hong Kong land,but wealthy mainlanders...

more companies turning to co working space

June was anything but uneventful in Hong Kong. Curiously,however, the stock market performed...

how a dying mall in tsuen wan was able to bounce...

In Hong Kong,we hear a lot of stories approximately subdivided malls slowly dying. But T.mark in...

hk commercial rents keep rising even as...

Since its peak in August,transaction price of residential units in Hong Kong has fallen 5-10...

outlook for asia pacific reits: japan, australia...

My team and I have recently published our firm’s Outlook for 2019. Our top call is Australia and...

how far will hong kong housing prices fall?

Two months ago,I presented several indicators that Hong Kong’s housing market is weakening, and...

why vanke s first major project in hk is so...

Property giant Vanke is launching its first wholly-owned residential development in Hong Kong,an...

why reit can still perform well during interest...

As the US economy expands,the global interest rate environment is now clearly on an upcycle, with...

more details on china s looming nationwide...

Investors and property developers have long viewed property tax as a threat. It would certainly...

rethinking industrial building revitalization

With the government reconsidering its scheme for industrial building revitalization,the time is now...

asia pacific logistics: path to growth

Large populations,rapid urbanization, growing wealth and consumers who are willing and increasingly...

china minister reveals roadmap for property tax

China’s finance minister,Xiao Jie, recently outlined the principles and roadmap in relation to...

hong kong housing market shows signs of cooling...

Hong Kong’s private market housing price index rose to 340 points in September,according to data...

how hong kong reits can boost their growth

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors held a forum in October,discussing why the development...

saudis unveil us$500 bln plan to build new mega...

Saudi Arabia unveiled plans to build a modern city on the Red Sea coast,a project that will involve...

amazon receives 238 proposals for second...

Amazon.com said on Monday that it has received 238 proposals from cities and regions across North...

fresh curbs may bring mixed impact on china...

Eight Chinese cities occupy unveiled new property curbs recently. The policy focus has further...

why chinese property stocks surged in hk

A number of mainland Chinese property firms,including big names such as China Evergrande Group...

will online retailing disrupt hong kong malls?

In Hong Kong,the total sales revenue of online retailing has been growing by more than 50 percent...

fate of kowloon city plaza tied to hk s economic...

Kowloon City Plaza,owned by toy tycoon Francis Choi Chee-ming, is said to hold received a bid from a...

why china s property boom may soon falter

Past efforts by local and central governments to cool the mainland housing market had failed largely...

why it s getting harder to find homes under 10k sq...

Twenty years after its handover to China,Hong Kong has become one of the most expensive and least...

new hkma curbs on lending unlikely to cool housing...

The Hong Kong property market will remain robust despite recent efforts by the Monetary Authority to...

think tank urges reclamation to relocate container...

A consider tank chaired by Hong Kongs first chief executive Tung Chee-hwa urged the government to...

kaisa set to release long overdue results to end...

Kaisa Group Holdings Ltd.,the first and only Chinese property developer to default on abroad debt,...

how the rockefeller family adapts to the changing...

John D. Rockefeller,the patriarch of the Rockefeller family and America’s first billionaire,...

li ka shing says hk property rebound to last two...

Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing signaled the property rebound in the city could persist for as...

china may unveil new measures to cool surging home...

Mainland property stocks hold surged nearly 50 percent since the start of the year,far outperforming...

china property tycoons new ventures keep...

Chinese property giant Evergrande (03333.HK) announced stellar 2018 figures this week. Sales jumped...

hk s first starter home project a test of market...

Hong Kong has witnessed the first batch of starter homes at the “eResidence” project in Hung...

mainland developers suffer setback in hong kong...

Mainland property developers have flooded into Hong Kong in recent years. But they may be learning a...

softbank in talks to take majority stake in...

Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp. is in talks to engage a majority stake in shared office space...

market mechanism is critical for new land...

The Ronald Coase Centre for Property Rights Research at the University of Hong Kong has made a...

philip chen got hk$270 million for eight years in...

When it comes to rewarding his management team,Hang Lung Group chairman Ronnie Chan is no...

li ka shing keeps buying his company s shares

Three weeks after he announced his retirement,Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing still has his...

the biggest thing hna should be grateful for

HNA Group is a lucky dog. The debt-laden conglomerate seems to absorb a change of fortune, disposing...

some thoughts on wanda commercial s 34 billion...

Tencent Holdings has partnered with Suning Commerce Group, JD.com and Sunac China Holdings to buy a...

why higher rates may not lead to a similar rise in...

According to Bloomberg,the market currently prices in one additional rate hike before the end of the...

previous bull cycle may show how current housing...

Hong Kong’s housing market has continued to rise since July 2003,a bull cycle that has many...

industrial style gives modern home a sophisticated...

Tailor-made interior design expresses your unique personality,while providing you with quiet...

how much does bedspace cost in sai ying pun?

The property market is really revving up in Sai Ying Pun – and elsewhere in Hong Kong for that...

cheung kong to turn tin shui wai hotel into homes

How carry out you turn a 1000-room hotel into 5000 housing units? CK Asset Holdings (01113.HK)...

the story behind gold finance s downfall

Wei Jie was once the poster child for young and successful genuine estate developers focused on the...

topless models show china property market not as...

Is there a more telling sign than this that the property market in China is not as exciting as...

home pre sale system: why it matters so much to...

It’s rumored that Guangdong province is considering a proposal to scrap the domestic pre-sale...

tencent led group to buy 14% stake in wanda...

Chinese conglomerate Dalian Wanda Group said a group of investors led by technology giant Tencent...

xi s go rental message could alter china housing...

Chinese President Xi Jinping shed light on his housing policy with less than 50 words during his...

hna group offers to buy singapore logistics firm...

HNA Holding Group Co. (0521.HK) has announced an offer to buy all the shares of Singapore-listed...

property investment: why birmingham should be on...

With the British pound plunging to record lows against most currencies, many are finding...

wework seeks up to us$4 billion in debt before...

Shared office space manager WeWork Cos is looking to raise US$3 billion to US$4 billion in debt...

will political turmoil weigh on hk housing market?

The extradition bill has spurred massive protests in Hong Kong. Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng...

paris seeks us$14 million from airbnb for illegal...

The City of Paris is suing Airbnb for publishing 1000 illegal rentals adverts,which could cost the...

malaysia bars foreigners from us$100 billion...

Malaysia will not allow foreigners to buy residential units in the US$100-billion Forest City...

wanda sues over false reports on its chairman

Dalian Wanda Group,controlled by billionaire Wang Jianlin, has filed defamation suits against at...

what the strong response to vanke s tuen mun...

Hong Kong homebuyers snapped up the first batch of 347 flats offered by mainland developer Vanke in...

why evergrande pays over 13 percent coupon for...

Top developer Evergrande Group recently sold US$1.5 billion worth of bonds with a coupon rate of...

does the peak land sale failure bode ill for hk...

The Hong Kong government’s cancellation of the sale of a luxury residential site in the upscale...

softening property market a big test for tiny...

The T-Plus residential project in Tuen Mun was launched on Wednesday with an average price of nearly...

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