Chinese regulators have asked Dalian Wanda Commercial Management to provide additional details on its application for a Hong Kong initial public offering, fuelling worries over the ability of the country’s largest commercial developer to meet its listing deadline this year.
S&P Gives Greenland Negative Outlook, Rating Pulled
Chinese developer Greenland Holding has seen its credit rating rise after winning extensions on its offshore bonds, but S&P Global on Wednesday said the Shanghai-based builder will struggle to pay off its liabilities even with two extra years to pay… Read More>>
Tender Launched for Central Singapore Site and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
A government move to sell a mixed-use site in Singapore’s urban core leads today’s real estate headlines from around the region, with Brookfield also making the list as the Canadian giant says it is scouting for more assets in China…. Read More>>
Country Garden Downgraded by S&P as Weak Sales Squeeze Liquidity
S&P Global Ratings downgraded Country Garden on Monday after the business performance of China’s top developer by sales failed to meet expectations and stirred doubts about the group’s liquidity in the years ahead.
S&P lowered its long-term issuer credit rating… Read More>>
S&P Downgrades Fosun Over Worsening Liquidity, Short-Term Borrowings
S&P Global Ratings downgraded the credit of Fosun International last week, citing the mainland investment giant’s thinning liquidity buffer and under-pressure capital structure.
The credit ratings giant demoted the conglomerate led by chairman Guo Guangchang by one notch to BB-… Read More>>
China’s $147B Real Estate Bailout Fund May Not Help Developers Says S&P
Investors hoping that a state bailout fund which could reach RMB 1 trillion ($147 billion) will help save some of the country’s beleaguered developers or rescue bond investors may have to adjust their expectations according to a report this past… Read More>>
Vanke Approved for Property Management IPO and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
In today’s roundup of regional news headlines, Chinese developer Vanke gets the green light from mainland authorities to spin off its property management unit in a Hong Kong IPO, while the pending sale of Pfizer’s South Korean headquarters hits a… Read More>>
Hong Kong Named Priciest City for Expats and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
In today’s roundup of regional news headlines, Hong Kong reclaims its crown as the costliest city in which to live and work overseas, even as an expat exodus drags down luxury residential rents. Mainland developer Vanke, meanwhile, is calling the… Read More>>
Mainland Residential Sales Set to Shrink Through 2023 After 50% Contraction in Q1
Analysts at a top credit rating agency are predicting more tough times for China’s residential property market through mid-year, with little meaningful relief through 2023, after a wave of mainland developers reported dented sales for January through March.
“We expect… Read More>>
S&P Downgrades R&F’s Hong Kong Unit, Likens Payment Extension to Default
Guangzhou R&F Properties may have avoided default and gained an extra six months to repay a $750 million offshore note that came due on Thursday, but S&P Global Ratings has labelled the group’s delaying tactic a default in all but… Read More>>