Elizabeth Kerr, Author at Mingtiandi

CapitaLand Welcomes New Partner to Singapore Proptech Innovation Lab

Elizabeth Kerr — Mon, 30 Nov 2020 11:37:57 +0000

Some of Singapore’s largest developers have announced tech initiatives in recent weeks as the city-state focuses on creating more efficient and sustainable buildings. That trend continued Monday with CapitaLand announcing a new partner in an innovation lab targeting the real... Read More>>

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Savills IM Takes Aim at Logistics, Japanese Apartments for 2021

Elizabeth Kerr — Sat, 28 Nov 2020 08:01:01 +0000

In what it refers to as a “secular shift in capital markets”, Savills Investment Management (Savills IM) points to logistics, centrally located offices in key centres and multi-family assets as prime long-term investment assets in Asia Pacific for the coming... Read More>>

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Redevelopment Specialist Lofter Buys Kowloon Project for HK$347M

Elizabeth Kerr — Thu, 26 Nov 2020 12:12:50 +0000

Hong Kong’s investment sector may be reeling from nearly two years of turmoil, but local developer Lofter Group envisions a bright future. On 24 November, the redevelopment specialist and partner Alphalex Capital agreed to acquire 1-7 Ki Lung Street in... Read More>>

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Hong Kong Cuts Stamp Duty on Non-Residential Property to Revive Market

Elizabeth Kerr — Wed, 25 Nov 2020 12:36:47 +0000

Hong Kong’s moribund commercial property market is getting a much needed lifeline. After widespread chatter about Chief Executive Carrie Lam and her council considering elimination of the seven-year-old supplementary stamp duty on commercial property, the city’s top leader made the... Read More>>

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Keppel Names New Leadership in Push to Unify Businesses

Elizabeth Kerr — Mon, 23 Nov 2020 11:42:38 +0000

In line with a management plan announced earlier this year, Singapore’s Keppel Group on Monday announced five C-suite level changes to its corporate leadership, as it seeks to unify operations that span real estate, infrastructure, offshore marine and fund management.

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Gap Shuts Central Store as It Closes Up Shop in Hong Kong

Elizabeth Kerr — Sun, 22 Nov 2020 10:41:38 +0000

US fast fashion retailer Gap is closing its doors in Hong Kong as it follows through on plans to shut its remaining stores in the world’s most expensive retail market by the end of November, according to Apple Daily.

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Troubled Mainland Apartment Platform Danke Said Headed for Buyout

Elizabeth Kerr — Thu, 19 Nov 2020 11:57:35 +0000

Following a client uprising over the weekend that drove rumours of bankruptcy early this week, Beijing-based rental platform Danke Apartment may be in line for a buyout, according to local media reports.

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Former WeWork Exec Launches APAC Real Estate Tech Studio

Elizabeth Kerr — Wed, 18 Nov 2020 12:37:27 +0000

The real estate sector got a push out of its tech lethargy on 16 November when former WeWork China head of innovation and technology, Dominic Penaloza, unveiled technology development studio REinvent, an incubator catering to the needs of the real... Read More>>

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Home on Hong Kong’s Peak Sells at $4.5M Loss

Elizabeth Kerr — Wed, 18 Nov 2020 11:57:26 +0000

A house on tony Barker Road in Hong Kong’s luxury district on The Peak has sold for HK$530 million ($68.4 million), representing a loss of HK$35 million, the Hong Kong Economic Times reported, as luxury prices in the SAR are... Read More>>

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Swire Tower Sale Leads Upswing in Hong Kong Commercial Deals

Elizabeth Kerr — Mon, 16 Nov 2020 12:41:54 +0000

Hong Kong’s battered investment sector is showing signs of life as a recent series of transactions, headlined by Swire Properties’ sale of a Taikoo office tower to Gaw Capital Partners and Schroders Pamfleet, hint at growing investor confidence.

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