Asia specific: how real estate is faring Down Under

Whether it is boom or bust, the world keeps spinning and here, as part of Estate Gazette’s comprehensive coverage of global markets, we sent David Hatcher to the other side of the world to find out how real estate was faring Follow @EstatesGazette  • Australia: Digging deep Down Under Australia dodged the post-crash recession but slowing growth in China has hit the country’s mining industry, and the property industry is starting to feel the impact • Sydney: Driving investment Is it all just too good to be true? That is the question on the minds of Sydney’s property investors and developers • Grosvenor: Benjamin Cha – our man in the East Benjamin Cha is the new chief executive of Grosvenor in the Far East. He talks to David Hatcher about plans to double the company’s activity in the region • Goodwin Gaw: Family matters Goodwin Gaw has become the poster boy for fronting Asian capital to Western markets and Western capital to Asia, the US and Europe. He tells David Hatcher what it is like to run a business with your siblings, why agents in London need to buck up their ideas, and reveals his favourite places to eat in Hong Kong • Sydney: Central Park – reaching new heights Sydney’s A$2bn Central Park has been named the best tall building in the world, an exemplar for modern, sustainable living • To send feedback, e-mail david.hatcher@estatesgazette.com or tweet @hatcherdavid or @estatesgazette