CapitaLand Limited (CapitaLand)
CapitaLand Limited (CapitaLand)
An overview of the company
CapitaLand Group is a leading property developer in Singapore with a strong business focus on the residential and commercial property market. The Group is also one of the largest investors in the property market in Singapore and one of the top three largest retail property developers in Asia. The Group has a diversified portfolio of properties, comprising both commercial and residential properties, with a focus on the vibrant play in the lower to middle income residential property segment.
What is CapitaLand Limited
CapitaLand Limited (CapitaLand, SGX: CHD) is the largest integrated property and hotel developer in Singapore. It has developed over 40 million square feet and over 20,000 bedrooms in the city-state.
Asian Property Developer
Property developer CapitaLand Limited has a long history of being a major player in Southeast Asia. The company (listed in Singapore) is the largest property developer in the region and is listed in Hong Kong and the United States. It is a diversified property developer that develops and manages property for others as well as for its own business.
Company History
CapitaLand Limited (CapitaLand) is a Singapore-based property development corporation, headquartered in Singapore. Its properties include office blocks, residential units, hotels and retail space. The company was founded in 1925 as an insurance agent for the British government in Malaya. In the 1970s, it expanded into property development.
Recent Projects
CapitaLand Limited (CapitaLand) is a publicly listed real estate developer based in Singapore. It is listed in the Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad (BMSB) Stock Exchange. It controls over 6,000 properties and 80 commercial projects, with a total of over 5.3 million square meters of leasable area.The development of an integrated township in the heart of Bandar Seri Putrajaya, with its retail and office spaces, is part of CapitaLand’s development ambitions in Malaysia.
Recent developments
Since the establishment of “CapitaLand Limited” in 1994, the business has grown to include one of the largest property companies in the world. They now offer a comprehensive portfolio of businesses and assets that spans in excess of 23 million square meters and is spread across 16 countries in Asia, Australia, the Middle East and Europe, with the majority in Singapore.
Future Plans
Cutting through the detailed and not-so-detailed plans for the future of the company, CapitaLand’s CEO has outlined where the company is headed over the next five years. On the property development front, the company has outlined plans to add some 100 million sq. ft. of commercial space to its current portfolio of commercial sites. Other added development options include a commercial property on top of a hotel and more than twenty residential projects, most of them located in Singapore.
Latest news
In recent times, the property sector has been dominated by two factors: demand for housing and rising interest rates. As the property market continues to remain bullish, investors and developers alike have begun searching for new avenues to grow their market share. With the Government’s announcement of a massive infrastructure investment programme at the end of last year, the property sector has been given a new lease of life. Following a strong Q3 performance and aggressive share buyback programme, CapitaLand has been one of the better performing property stocks in the market.
