China’s malls can now be included in the country’s real estate investment trusts of infrastructure assets, with announcements of the first successful applications under the revised rules leading Mingtiandi’s headline roundup today. Also making the list is mainland developer Jingrui’s… Read More>>
Asia Real Estate People in the News 2023-04-03
A sudden leadership change at a Singapore-listed REIT leads this week’s set of personnel updates on Mingtiandi, with Shanghai’s Jingrui Holdings also revealing a change at the top level. There are also new board members at Link REIT and Fosun,… Read More>>
Thailand’s Central Eyes Stake in Vietnam Retail Group and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
In today’s roundup of regional news headlines, Thai retail giant Central is reportedly in talks to acquire a stake in Vietnam mall operator Vingroup, and China Vanke posts a rare profit in the mainland developer world.
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Jingrui Selling Shanghai Commercial Building to China Construction Bank for $19M
Jingrui Holdings has agreed to sell a commercial building in Shanghai’s Xuhui district to state-owned China Construction Bank for RMB 132.4 million ($19.2 million), as the mainland developer continues to unload assets after a recent default on offshore debt.
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Jingrui Confirms $350M Default as Debt Crisis Continues and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
In today’s roundup of regional news headlines, troubled developer Jingrui Holdings defaults on an offshore bond that came due this week, and Singapore sovereign fund GIC’s joint venture with Dream Industrial REIT completes its $4.4 billion acquisition of Summit REIT.
Jingrui Defaults on Four Offshore Bonds, Citing Lockdown-Induced Liquidity Crunch
Jingrui Holdings has failed to make on-time interest payments on four sets of offshore bonds, with the developer blaming the defaults on the impact of China’s COVID-19 lockdown measures in the group’s home base of Shanghai and other key cities.
PwC Walks Away From Jingrui Audit Role Citing Murky Bank Deposits
Jingrui Holdings has joined the growing list of Chinese developers cutting ties with their auditors, with the company announcing that Big Four accounting firm PwC exited the role late last month.
At the request of Jingrui’s board, PricewaterhouseCoopers resigned as… Read More>>
SHKP, Hysan Profits Slide, Bigger Challenges Loom and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
In today’s roundup of regional news headlines, a pair of Hong Kong property giants report profit declines, Singapore’s CapitaLand eyes an industrial project in Vietnam, and Jingrui becomes the latest Chinese developer to request debt payment extensions.
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LaSalle, Jingrui Acquire West Shanghai Multi-Family Value-Add Project
LaSalle Investment Management has closed on its joint acquisition alongside a unit of Shanghai-based developer Jingrui Holdings of a retail and hotel property in the megacity’s Hongqiao area, with plans to convert the distressed asset into a multi-family residential project.
Asia Real Estate People in the News 2020-05-18
In this week’s edition of People in the News, the chief executive officer of a casino operator’s China business has announced his retirement, while a property consultancy has named a former WeWork executive as its managing director in Beijing.
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