3 years after selling down its $US1.16 billion US real estate investment trust, Houston-based Hines Interests LP announced a structure yesterday that will see it put more focus on global activity.
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Propbd – world property F20Sep19 – Lendlease launches Singapore commercial reit
Australian developer Lendlease Corp Ltd issued the preliminary initial public offering prospectus on Monday for the $S1.4 billion ($NZ1.6 billion) Lendlease Global Commercial REIT, to be listed in Singapore.
Read more →Blackstone launches $US20.5 billion fund after US deal with Singaporean fund manager
Singaporean logistics property specialist GLP Pte Ltd, which entered the US market only in 2015, sold assets from 3 of its US funds to Blackstone Inc in June for $US18.7 billion.
Read more →AccorInvest sells Australian portfolio to iProsperity
AccorInvest has sold its 23-hotel Australian portfolio to iProsperity Group Pty Ltd, 14 months after putting the portfolio on the market through JLL.
Read more →Huge bill for Australian apartments fix – and that’s not counting the lost opportunity cost
There’s an omission in an Australian report out on Monday which put a midpoint pricetag of $A6.2 billion on fixing the last 10 years’ worth of poorly constructed apartment buildings. The omission: That $A6.2 billion is money you no longer have available – for new construction or for anything else.
Read more →Propbd – world property T20Aug19 – GIC buys into Lendlease’s Barangaroo South creations
GIC takes 25.1% stake in Lendlease trust – Barangaroo, background, infrastructure investment – GIC takes 25.1% stake in Lendlease trust – Barangaroo South – Investing in oil pipelines – The rail investment
Read more →Propbd – world property M12Aug19 – Mirvac performance details
Australian developer Mirvac Group has made a profit of over $A1 billion for the fourth consecutive year.
Read more →Propbd – world property W7Aug19 – Canadian reit buys over 900 Dutch apartments
Canadian reit buys over 900 Dutch apartments
Read more →Propbd – world property Sun4Aug19 – Cardiff regeneration scheme set for completion
Cardiff regeneration scheme set for completion
Read more →Propbd – world property W8May19 – Accor plans WOJO coworking rollout through hotel network
International hotel company Accor announced its intention on Monday to take coworking into a new dimension – inside its hotels.
Read more →World property: Introduction; inclusive capitalism; room sharing; affordable Australia; blanket view; Brexit waves; Russia expands
Introduction – Fund manager writes about inclusive capitalism – Will room sharing become more common? – Research on delivering affordable housing – Hotspotter on how many in media get Australian residential wrong – What’s Brexit got to do with us? The waves are spreading – Russia expands influence in all directions
Read more →Regional conflicts intensify in battles for international ascendancy
2 story links below, both from the Asia Times, present alternatives to the most common view expressed in New Zealand on international affairs – solid anti-Trumpism.
Read more →World property W12Sept18 – zero emissions, student accommodation portfolio
GPT brings Australian office zero emissions target closer – Singaporean media-based company buys UK student accommodation portfolio
Read more →World property M26Feb18 – The next property-linked trade, Fighting the rising tide
Foreigners’ impact on house prices nothing compared to passport trade – Fighting the rising tide
Read more →World property F8Dec17 – Hammerson buys Intu, Ping An lifts stake in HSBC
Hammerson buys Intu, Ping An lifts stake in HSBC – Hammerson buys Intu
Read more →UK residential leasehold ban considered because of abuses
The UK Government’s Communities Secretary, Sajid Javid, unveiled proposals on Tuesday to end leasehold housing abuses, starting with an 8-week consultation.
Read more →World property W14June17 – Blackstone Europe, Perth slowdown, Frasers lifts Australian portfolio, Nordstrom looks at privatisation
Blackstone raises €7.8 billion for European fund – Zone Q puts hold on Perth apartment project – Frasers Logistics lifts Australian portfolio – Privatising Nordstrom a $US10 billion option
Read more →World property W3 May17 – Australia moves to tax vacant foreign-owned homes
Australia moves to tax vacant foreign-owned homes
Read more →World property W26Apr17 – GIC buys more student housing, Ascendas revaluation
GIC expands its international student housing portfolio – Ascendas portfolio close to $S10 billion
Read more →World property F13Jan17 – Laing O’Rourke works out of trouble, Bovis performance drops
Laing O’Rourke chief sees turnaround after big loss – Bovis UK chief quits after profit warning
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