Christie Ou
Potential real estate plays are expected to arise from the region’s listed companies, 20% of which are at risk of liquidity pressure, according to CBRE.
In bidding on an Australian logistics portfolio, the partners faced fewer competitors in the market as smaller players were unable to close deals quickly.
The firm also raised an additional $516m in co-investment capital, more than half of which went to five pre-specified projects.
A seed portfolio, ‘essential’ to attracting capital prior to the covid-19 pandemic, has become a liability for many firms in fundraising mode.
Not even government stimulus measures are expected to stop non-bank property lenders from retreating after being further challenged during the pandemic.
Regulators have set the draft guidance of a pilot program. But those hopeful a first batch of REITs can be rolled out in the third quarter should curb their enthusiasm.
Two managers and an advisor active in the country’s financing space discuss where to place capital and what warning signs to look for.
The valuation and investor interest in the asset, which traded at a 4.4% cap rate, remained unchanged despite being marketed during the pandemic.
The Singapore-based real estate firm had originally planned to complete the capital raise for its second value-add offering in the first half of this year.
Three managers and a legal advisor discuss how the pandemic will accelerate existing changes taking place in the Chinese private real estate market.