Asia-Pacific

India remains a favored destination for overseas capital

Despite the challenges presented by the pandemic and other events, the country continues to offer attractive opportunities for real estate investors.

Foreign investor demand surges in Southeast Asia

TThe city-state of Singapore attracts most of the attention, but Vietnam and Indonesia also have been drawing interest.

Mapletree seeds latest US logistics fund with $3bn of assets

The firm has ramped up its US investments from $0.5bn in 2016 to $14.8bn in 2021 under Smith’s leadership.

Hong Kong remains a prime location for Asia-Pacific managers

The city is still a hub for regional private real estate, despite a series of recent crises.

Beijing expected to ‘step in’ to prevent China Evergrande contagion

Senior executives at two of Canada’s biggest institutional real estate investors said they expected state intervention to prevent the developer’s $300bn debt pile from becoming a global issue.

Why 2020 was a strong year for South Korean investment

The market proved to be one of the most covid-resilient in 2020, thanks to the strength of its domestic investors.

Stonepeak to build investment team in China

The firm has hired a former real estate executive from Macquarie ahead of making its first direct investments and opening a potential office in the country.

Covid cuts into activity in Australia and New Zealand

The pandemic drove Australia into its first recession in a generation in 2020.

The big picture in Asia-Pacific in four charts

Fundraising figures are encouraging as the region adapts to covid-changed conditions.