SMDC: Striving To Provide Cosmopolitan Lifestyle At An Affordable Price To Filipinos

Jose Mari Banzon, President
SMDC: Striving To Provide Cosmopolitan Lifestyle At An Affordable Price To Filipinos

With a population of around 115 million, the Philippines is one of the most densely populated countries in the world. Along with the high population density, the Philippine government has been facing major challenges in terms of providing quality affordable houses to Filipinos. A luxurious, cosmopolitan lifestyle has been a distant dream for the average Filipino. Using his extensive experience in banking and real estate, Jose Mari Banzon has been successfully leading SM Development Corporation as its President to become the largest real estate firm in the Philippines with multiple service portfolios and verticals. Under his able leadership and guidance, the firm has been providing complete sustainable communities to hardworking Filipinos at an attainable price.

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Top 10 Leading Real Estate Companies In Asia - 2022

Comprising the large sub-sections housing, retail, hospitality, and commercial properties, real estate remains one of the most globally recognized sectors, exercising along the purchase of raw land, rezoning, construction and renovation of buildings, and sale or lease of the finished product to end users. COVID-19 levied a huge weight on the global economy as companies struggled to cope with headwinds. However, businesses started to stand upright from the fallout in 2021, and adapt to the new normal, and the Asia Pacific's real estate market showed resilience in 2021 with an estimated 30 percent rise in investment volumes as compared with 2020.

Today, as Hybrid workplaces take the centre stage, older offices facing technological challenges are transforming into data-enabled assets. Hence, data centre infrastructure is readily becoming a key consideration factor for investors in the real estate sub-segment considering their stable yields, potential growth, and regulations. Additionally, the booming e-Commerce and logistic industries are also paving the way for retail warehousing, and countries like Vietnam, China, Indonesia, India, the Philippines, Korea, and Japan are focusing on it to avoid end-consumption breakpoints. On the flip side, some Asia Pacific markets such as India, China, and Singapore are experiencing an increase in commercial real estate rental values on the back of an unanticipated boom in global demand for tech outsourcing. Next follows, the green buildings intiative looking at sustainability factors. In totality, the Asia-Pacific real estate market looks at 2022 with optimism. There are many leading Real Estate Companies in Asia making the most of this dramatic change in the industry.

CEO Insights Asia in this issue presents a list of `Top 10 Leading Real Estate Companies in Asia - 2022' who have leveraged their extensive industry expertise and experience in offering effective skills to the market. The following list has been prepared after being closely scrutinized by a distinguished panel of judges including CXOs, analysts and our editorial board. We recognize their valuable contribution to the ever expanding and competitive market and their ability to sustain themselves and emerge as top contestants through their reliable knowledge.

Top 10 Leading Real Estate Companies In Asia - 2022

Company Management	Company Name	Company Description
Yashaswi Shroff, Executive Director	Alcove Realty	Established in the 1980s, over four decades later the firm has delivered over 10 million square feet of commercial and residential space throughout the city of Kolkata
Marcus Chu, CEO	APAC Realty and ERA Asia Pacific	Emerged as the largest real estate agency with a global presence in over 10 countries and the first real estate agency to be listed on the Singapore Exchange with a long-standing reputation
Xu Jiayin, Founder	Evergrande Real Estate	The company was established in 1996 and today, it owns more than 1,300 projects in more than 280 cities across China
Patrick Kwok, Director	Henderson Land Development	One of the listed property developer in Hong Kong an constituent of the Hang Seng Index
Dharmesh Shah, CEO	Hero Realty	Engaged in developing housing solutions that are elegant and modern, yet sustainable, with a aim to build a vibrant social community
Ameya Jain, CSR	Kumar Properties	A brand that commands a premium over other real estate developers, providing complete solutions to clients, and delivers superior quality work
Hirotaka Sugiyama, CEO	Mitsubishi Estate Company	One of the largest real-estate developers in Asia and is involved in property management and architecture research & design
Bijay Agarwal, Founder	Sattva Group	A leading Property Development, Management and Consulting organization founded in 1986
Jose Mari Banzon, President	SM Development Corporation	Provides adequate housing, along with quality, luxurious and affordable housing
Sanjay Dutt, MD & CEO	Tata Realty & Infrastructures	One of the fastest growing real estate companies in India whose primary business is development of residential, commercial and retail properties

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