Chinese look to exit unit projects

Original article by Lisa Allen, Ben Wilmot
The Australian – Page: 15 & 16 : 4-Jan-19

Many Chinese property developers are seeking to divest residential development sites on Australia’s east coast due to factors such as difficulty in securing financing and a decline in demand for apartments. Matrix founder Andrew Antonas says many sites that have scope for 300 to 400 apartments and are located within 15-20km of the Sydney CBD have been put on the market. However, he notes that smaller sites with a capacity of up to 200 apartments and the same distance from the CBD are being retained by developers. Mark Wizel of CBRE expects more Chinese developers to shift their focus to investing in local shopping centres.

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MATRIX PROPERTY GROUP PTY LTD, CBRE PTY LTD, SHIMAO PROPERTY HOLDINGS LIMITED, DALIAN WANDA GROUP COMPANY LIMITED, HNA GROUP, HPG, HAILIANG, YUHU GROUP (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD, CHARTER HALL GROUP – ASX CHC

Chinese developers spend $56m on Melbourne sites

Original article by Larry Schlesinger
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 31 : 6-Jan-16

Three residential development sites in Melbourne were sold to Chinese developers during the Christmas 2015 holiday period. The transactions included the sale of a 6,000sq m site in the suburb of Oakleigh for $A28m, while an office building in South Melbourne fetched about $A15m and a two-storey office building in St Kilda Road was sold for $A13.7m. At least 800 apartments are expected to be developed on the three sites.

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CBRE PTY LTD, VIAPAC AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, GUANGDONG CARRINGTON REAL ESTATE GROUP, YONG HALL PTY LTD, SPACIOUS GROUP

Asian developers say ‘what’s the drama’

Original article by Su-Lin Tan
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 1 & 50 : 2-Oct-14

Chinese property developers have rejected claims that Asian investors are dominating the Australian residential property market. Country Garden Australia CEO Johnson Zhang said that local developers are competing for residential development sites, so claims that foreign investors are inflating prices are false. He said that the second-hand market offers enough housing for local buyers

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COUNTRY GARDEN HOLDINGS COMPANY LIMITED, SHANGHAI GREENLAND GROUP COMPANY LIMITED, MERITON APARTMENTS PTY LTD, GUANGZHOU R AND F PROPERTIES COMPANY LIMITED, FRAGRANCE GROUP LIMITED, ASPIAL CORPORATION LIMITED, UEM SUNRISE BERHAD, CROWN RESORTS LIMITED – ASX CWN