Gateway Capital buys 50 pct of China's Huana Real Estate for 240 mln yuan

US property fund Gateway Capital will buy a 50 pct stake in Zhuhai Huana Real Estate, wholly owned by Huafa Industrial Co (SHA 600325) through two of its subsidiaries.

Wing Tai to form $1bn joint venture for Chinese real estate

Wing Tai Holdings Ltd (ticker: WT4) of Singapore Monday announced that it would form a $1 billion joint venture with three other partners to invest in Chinese real estate.

Cityscape China attracts multi-million dollar business

The inaugural Cityscape China, largest real estate investment and development exhibition, has been inaugurated on Thursday 26 May 2007 at INTEX International Exhibition Centre Shanghai.

Cityscape China makes Shanghai debut today

Development in China is by far the largest in the world, experiencing over 20 per cent real estate growth per annum since 1995, over 750 cities to be built over the next 15 years and 2,520 projects either planned or currently under construction.

real estate shares push index to new record

After a quick and deep slip, Chinese stocks bounced back and advanced to a new record high today, led by companies in the agriculture and real estate sectors.

China's excess liquidity should be directed to developing industry

China's macroeconomic control measures should funnel excess liquidity away from the real estate sector and towards developing industries that would improve the economic structure,More...

MGM Studio World unveiled in Shanghai

Currently under development, MGM STUDIO WORLD will be located in the Changfeng Ecological Business District, southern part of Putuo District in Shanghai.More...

Stability seen in property sector

Beijing's real estate market will continue to remain stable and healthy even after the city stages next year's Olympic Games, a senior local government official said yesterday. More...

China's spending on factories and real estate probably grew 25.3 percent

China's economy, the world's fourth-largest, grew 11.1 percent in the first quarter, accelerating from 10.4 percent in the previous three months. More...

China should be 'highly concerned' about asset prices - think tank

China should be 'highly concerned' about asset prices and will need to mop up liquidity via a number of interest rate hikes in order to prevent the broad economy from overheating, according to the Academy of Macroeconomic Research (AMR) under the National Development and Reform Commission More...

Real estate sector needs more reform measures

Despite cooling measures, in the year's first quarter real estate investment increased 26.9 percent year-on-year, while housing prices continuously rose, although by smaller margins. There are a number of factors contributing to this.First, rapid economic growth created a favorable climate for increased real estate investment.More..

China's housing loan growth accelerates in Q1

The growth of loans for housing purchases accelerated in the first quarter, according to the monetary policy report released by the People Bank of China here. MOre...

Investment growth in China

The rate of growth in the investment sector in Chinese real estate will stay above 20 per cent in 2007, a key field under macro control by the government. This is a positive change in the investment structure, said an industry development report, published by the Social Science Publishing House.More..

Hilton Signs Two Doubletree Hotel Agreements For China

Hilton has signed agreements to manage the Doubletree by Hilton Beijing and the Doubletree by Hilton Kunshan, both scheduled to open in 2008.More...

Will China Emerge as a Global Landlord?

European and U.S. investors have recently been channeling money into Chinese real estate. Now, property-market executives are increasingly expecting China to return the favor.More...

Shanghai Real Estates to launch IPO of subsidiary

Shanghai Real Estate <1207>, a developer focusing on middle to high-end projects, has hired Citigroup to handle the planned separate listing of its 49%-owned unit, China New Town Development, in the third quarter to raise HK$2 billion, sources said. China New Town CEO Stan Yue declined to confirm the details, but said that the firm had met listing require.

NAIOP luncheon focuses on Chinese real estate

China's real estate rise will be the topic at the next National Association of Industrial & Office Properties luncheon, May 23 at the Albuquerque Marriott hotel.More...

China vs India: It's a real estate hunt

Most macro-economic factors are similar for the two but China is ahead in some developments by at least two-four years -- and real estate is one of them. More..

China's price-to-rent ratio suggests bubble-study

The ratio between house prices and rental rates in several of China's leading cities has soared well above levels that often indicate a property bubble, the Xinhua agency said on Saturday, quoting an official study. More..

Beijing Glory Real Estate Development planned to raise about US$300 million

Beijing Glory Real Estate Development planned to raise about US$300 million from an IPO in Hong Kong by the end of the year.The company is a subsidiary of China Glory Investment Group, a real estate investment firm which also runs property management, realty and architectural design units. Beijing Glory could not be reached for comment,

Chinese real estate developers invest 248.4 bln U.S. dollars in 2006

Chinese real estate developers invested 1.938 trillion yuan (about 248.4 billion U.S. dollars) in projects last year, up 21.8 percent year on year, the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) has said. Full Story..

China's anti-graft body targets real estate corruption

China's Supreme People's Procuratorate (SPP) has turned the focus of its anti-graft campaign on to officials taking bribes from real estate developers.

Financial Relations Board Hosts China Real Estate Forum in NYC

Financial Relations Board (FRB), one of the nation's leaders in financial communications and investor relations, announced it will host the First Annual China Real Estate Forum at the Princeton Club in New York on Friday, May 11, 2007. Read More..

Pressure Cooker

Over the last few years of watching the values of property and stock investments rise and rise, I have come to see the benefit of viewing these investments in the context of a 'closed system'. With the lid firmly closed on transnational investment options..Read More..