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Canada's Brookfield has acquired a 50-property rental apartment portfolio in Japan's major metropolitan markets, marking its entry into the country's multi-family sector.
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) has reported a 7.5% net return for the first quarter of fiscal 2027, with its net assets climbing 9% to C$863.6 billion ($623 billion).
The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) has launched tenders for two sites in Singapore, one in Marina South and the other near Orchard Road, with potential to yield a combined 500 homes.
A Macquarie-led consortium has completed a $8.3 billion buyout of Australian ports operator Qube Holdings, while Minor International has delayed its $1 billion Thai hotel REIT plan due to market conditions.
Centurion Corporation, a Singapore-listed accommodation specialist, has reported a 31 percent year-on-year rise in revenue to S$184.9 million for the six months to June, driven by new worker beds and acquisitions in Singapore and Malaysia.
Warburg Pincus and Kio Investment Management are expanding their rental residential partnership to include purpose-built student accommodation, aiming to develop a $1.78 billion portfolio in Australia. The venture, seeded with a recently acquired Melbourne property, reflects growing demand for institutional rental housing in key cities.
Singapore's sovereign wealth fund GIC is reportedly funding Investa's purchase of a $318 million Sydney office tower, marking a return to the city's office sector for the fund.
Senior executives from Investa and Charter Hall will be speaking at the upcoming Mingtiandi Australia Forum in Sydney on 15 September.