Blackstone cancels sale of Australian shopping malls
Sydney
PRIVATE equity giant Blackstone Group has called off the sale of its A$3.5 billion (S$3.8 billion) Australian shopping mall portfolio, a source said, as the looming arrival of Amazon.com spooks buyers of bricks-and-mortar stores.
With no interest in the entire 10-mall package, the cancelled sale is also the latest sign of stress in Australia's east coast real estate market, where population growth and booming property prices have underpinned landlords' profits for years.
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