Commercial Real Estate Developers Exlpore EB-5 Possibilites

Commercial real estate developers and economic development officials will gather in Orlanda, Florida, for the National Commercial Real Estate EB-5 Finance and Investment Forum on September 30. There, they will explore alternative sources of funding for many real estate investment projects across the country.

Singapore and Blackstone Compete for Japan Property

Global Logistic Properties, LTd., majority owned by Singapore's sovereign-wealth fund, is in final negotiations to acquire a Japanese real estate portfolio worth up to $1.7 billion. Private-equity firm Blackstone Group is also in close competition with GLP to acquire the portfolio. This could be the biggest property deal in Japan in two years.

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Chinese Online Retailer 360buy.com Attracts Investors

360buy.com is the biggest business to consumer website in China, so it is no surpirse that this company is attracting big time investors. Most recently Robin Li, founder and CEO of Chinese search engine giant Baidu.com (as well as the richest man in mainland China), has chosen to invest in the growing company. Other investors in 360buy.com include the Walton family, who controls Wal-Mart Stores Inc, and Digital Sky Technologies, the Russia-based internet investment group that owns stakes in Facebook and Groupon. At the end of last month 360buy.com was valued at about $10 billion dollars. Clearly they're doing something right. Post your comments below.

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Songdo, South Korea: City of the Future?

Described as the future of urban planning, Songdo International Business District already has 22,000 residents. But there’s only one thing. Only a third of it is built. Building a sustainable metropolis is no easy task, but already the rest of the world is taking notice of this mammoth project.

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The prices of the Spanish real state will continue falling two more years.

Real estate prices in Spain are still falling according to the latest figures to be published by the country’s National Institute of Statistics but there are signs that sellers are more realistic.



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Trophy Investors Snag 9900 Wilshire for $148 million

The International players are back. This high profile property in Beverly Hills originally purchased by a British group in '07 for $500 million just sold for $148 million with a Singapore Buyer... read full article.