Commercial Property
MCT secures $670m green club loan to finance MBC II buy
MCT secures $670m green club loan to finance MBC II buy
It marks the company’s first step to green financing.
FCT's NPI up 1.5% to $139.28m in FY2019
This was attributed to property expenses rising 1.7% YoY to $57.1m.
Chart of the Day: Check out the top office investments in Q3
The sale of Duo Tower & Duo Galleria to German and Hong Kong firms topped the list.
CapitaLand Mall Trust NPI up 17.6% to $144.2m in Q3
Income was boosted by contributions from Funan and Westgate.
Chart of the Day: Retail space supply to shrink in 2020-2021
Supply in the pipeline will go below the three-year average of 1 million sqft.
UOB and RHT Chestertons launch online commercial property indication guide
It claims to provide the value of a commercial property within a minute.
Chart of the Day: Industrial supply pipeline 40-50% lower than past years' averages
There are approximately 7.6 million sqft per annum in the pipeline until 2022.
Daily Briefing: Biotech firm Curiox Biosystems raised $20.45m in series B funding; GIC acquired Grade A office tower in Paris
And a Holland Road Shopping Centre carpark is up for sale at $32m.
Greater Southern Waterfront to spur massive gains for MCT
Majority of MCT’s portfolio is within the HarbourFront Area, including its crown jewel VivoCity.
Soilbuild Business Space REIT NPI up 8.3% to $53.6m in 9M 2019
The income boost came from higher contributions from Australian assets and business park Solaris.
Proceeds from REIT share sales hit all-time high of $3.1b
Increasing investor demand is pushing REITs on a fundrasing spree.
Keppel Corp profits crashed 29.7% to $159.28m in Q3
Pre-tax profit from its property division nearly halved to $123m amidst lack of divestment gains.
Property investment sales up 33.8% to $8b in Q3
Public investments surged thanks to more sales under the Government Land Sales programme.
Chart of the Day: CBD office supply could hit 4.6 million sqft in 4 years
New offices in the Marina Bay Area are expected to boost supply.
49-room hotel in District 14 valued at up to $25m
Bidding is set to close on Friday, 1 November.
MCT closes private placement at $458m
The total gross proceeds of the equity fund raising will be $918.5m.
Real estate investment sales leapt 53.7% to $11.2b in Q3
Deals in the hospitality sector surged five times over.
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