Agile Property

Agile Property Holdings Limited is a Hong Kong-listed Chinese property group whose principal historical activity has been land and property development, particularly in Guangdong Province. The business traces its origins to 1985, when it was established as a furniture maker in Zhongshan City, and entered property development in 1992. That transition shaped the company’s long-term identity: although property remained its central business, Agile progressively assembled a broader portfolio of activities connected with urban development, community services, and real-estate operations. The company’s publicly described business structure has included six principal areas: property development, A-Living, environmental protection, education, construction, and hotel operations. Property development covers residential and related integrated projects, while the associated service and operating businesses extend the group’s participation beyond the initial sale or development of land. A-Living represents the group’s living-services and property-management direction. Environmental protection, education, construction, and hotels provide additional platforms linked to infrastructure, communities, and the wider built environment. Agile’s main geographic focus has been mainland China, with particular historical emphasis on Guangdong. The company has also undertaken activities in selected overseas markets, although the available reference material does not provide a complete current list of countries, projects, or operating units. Its headquarters are identified in Tianhe District, Guangzhou, placing the group close to its principal regional operating base. Agile became a public company on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on December 15, 2005, under stock code 3383. The initial offering was marketed at HK$3.00 to HK$3.30 per share and was ultimately priced at the upper end of that range amid strong investor demand for exposure to China’s property market. The offering raised approximately US$403.5 million. The company is also identified as a constituent of the Hang Seng Composite Index. These historical listing details describe the 2005 transaction and should not be interpreted as current market or financial information. The brand is therefore best understood as a diversified Chinese property and urban-services group rather than as a single residential property label. Its historical development combines a Guangdong industrial origin, a later shift into real estate, Hong Kong public-market access, and expansion into construction, hospitality, education, environmental services, and community-oriented operations. The available sources do not establish the company’s current financial condition, present ownership structure, latest project portfolio, or current operating status with sufficient certainty.

Agile Property’s origins are traced to 1985, when the business was established as a furniture maker in Zhongshan City, Guangdong. Its early identity was therefore industrial rather than property-focused. In 1992, the company entered the property business and began the transformation that would define its later corporate profile. The move reflected the growing importance of real-estate development in China and gave the company a platform for expansion from manufacturing into land development and urban projects. After entering real estate, Agile built its main business around property development, with Guangdong as its principal regional focus. The group’s activities were not limited to a single residential product category. Over time, it developed a broader conglomerate structure incorporating residential and related real-estate projects, property and living services, construction, hotels, education, and environmental protection. This diversification connected the company with multiple stages of the urban-development cycle, from construction and development to the operation and servicing of communities and other built assets. A-Living became one of the named components of Agile’s broader business architecture. In the context of the group’s portfolio, it represents the living-services and property-management direction associated with residential communities and other real-estate assets. The group also identified hotel operations, education, environmental protection, and construction as separate strategic business focuses. The reference material does not provide enough detail to establish the precise date on which each activity began, the names of all subsidiaries, or the current scale of each segment. Agile entered the Hong Kong capital market in 2005. Its initial public offering was completed on December 15 of that year, and the company trades under code 3383 on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. The proposed offer-price range was HK$3.00 to HK$3.30 per share. Strong investor demand for access to China’s property market led to pricing at the upper end of the range, while the offering size was reported as approximately US$403.5 million. Agile was subsequently identified as a constituent of the Hang Seng Composite Index. The company’s headquarters are in Tianhe District, Guangzhou. Its operating base has historically been concentrated in mainland China, especially Guangdong, although the business has also been associated with selected overseas activities. The available sources do not document a complete chronology of those overseas projects or provide sufficient information to describe them individually. By the end of 2017, reference material reported Agile revenue of RMB 51.6 billion. That figure is a historical, period-specific data point rather than an indication of current performance. The available material does not adequately document later financial results, changes in capital structure, current management, project-level developments, or the company’s present status. Accordingly, the history is most securely characterized as the evolution of a Zhongshan furniture maker into a Guangdong-centered property developer and diversified urban-services group, followed by a 2005 Hong Kong listing and expansion into adjacent business areas.

• 2017

  Reported revenue milestone

  [1]Agile Propertyen.wikipedia.org

  Reference material reported revenue of RMB 51.6 billion for the year ended 2017.

• 2005

  Hong Kong Stock Exchange listing

  [1]Agile Propertyen.wikipedia.org

  Agile completed its initial public offering and listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on December 15, 2005, under stock code 3383.

• 1992

  Entry into property development

  [1]Agile Propertyen.wikipedia.org

  Agile entered the property business, beginning its transition from furniture manufacturing to real-estate development.

• 1985

  Business established as a furniture maker

  [1]Agile Propertyen.wikipedia.org

  The company’s origins are traced to its establishment as a furniture manufacturer in Zhongshan City, Guangdong.

A Guangdong-rooted Chinese property developer diversified across residential development, community and living services, construction, hotels, education, and environmental protection.

• real_estate · 1992

  Property development

  Property development is Agile’s central historical business. The group has focused particularly on land and development projects in Guangdong and elsewhere in mainland China, with residential and integrated real-estate activity forming the core of its public identity. The available sources do not provide a sufficiently complete list of current projects, product series, or geographic subdivisions.

• property_services

  A-Living

  A-Living is the named living-services platform within Agile’s diversified business structure. It is associated with property management and community-oriented services that extend the group’s involvement beyond the development and sale of property. The supplied references do not establish a complete account of its present corporate structure, service footprint, or product-level offerings.

• environmental_services

  Environmental protection

  Environmental protection is one of the six business focuses identified in descriptions of Agile’s diversified operations. It represents the group’s participation in environmental and related services connected with broader urban and infrastructure needs. Specific technologies, contracts, subsidiaries, and current operating scale are not established by the available sources.

• education_services

  Education

  Education forms one of Agile’s diversified business areas. The segment broadens the group’s connection with communities and long-term urban development beyond property construction. The reference material does not identify a complete portfolio of schools, education brands, or current educational operations.

• construction_services

  Construction

  Construction is included among Agile’s six stated business focuses and supports the group’s connection with the delivery of built-environment projects. It is distinct from the group’s role as a property developer, although the two activities may be commercially related. Available references do not document its full contracting scope or project history.

• hospitality

  Hotel operations

  Hotel operations are part of Agile’s diversified portfolio and complement its property-development activities. The segment concerns the operation of hospitality assets rather than only the development of land or buildings. The available material does not establish specific hotel names, brands, locations, or current operating performance.

• 2014

  Chairman Chen Zhuolin placed under residential surveillance amid controversy over Yunnan project investigation

  In October 2014, Agile Property announced that Chairman Chen Zhuolin had been placed under residential surveillance by the Kunming procuratorate, and the market focused on the company's Yunnan project and governance risks. In December, the company announced that the measure no longer applied, and Chen Zhuolin resumed his duties. This entry records a procedural measure and its subsequent lifting, and does not treat it as a bribery conviction.

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• 2005

  Initial public offering in Hong KongOther

  Background

  Agile sought public-market financing and investor access during strong interest in China’s property sector.

  Action taken

  The company priced its offering at the top of the proposed HK$3.00–HK$3.30 range and listed on December 15, 2005.

  Aftermath

  Agile became a Hong Kong-listed company under stock code 3383.

  Initial public offering size. US$403.5 million (2005 initial public offering)

  Source

• 1992

  Strategic entry into property developmentStrategy

  Background

  After originating as a furniture maker, the company moved into the property business.

  Action taken

  Agile began developing property and made real estate the foundation of its subsequent corporate expansion.

  Aftermath

  The shift established the company’s long-term identity as a property developer and enabled later diversification into related urban and community services.

  Source

• Unconfirmed

  Agile launches discounted offers on selected homes[9]雅居乐推出部分房源优惠促销cq.focus.cn

  Agile's Guangzhou project Agile Tianji 715 offered selected homes at reduced prices, with some units priced at about RMB 46,000 per square meter compared with roughly RMB 75,000–85,000 per square meter when the project opened.

• 2021.11.30

  Reported2021.12.01

  WM Motor announces US$152 million Series D2 financing[10]威马汽车宣布完成1.52亿美元D2轮融资prnewswire.com

  WM Motor announced a US$152 million Series D2 financing led by Agile Group.

• Unconfirmed

  Reported2021.10.22

  Agile offers discounted Tianji 715 apartments[11]雅居乐推出天际715折扣房源finance.sina.com.cn

  Agile's Tianji 715 project offered apartments designated as construction-payment properties at discounted prices. The report says the first 30 units had sold out by October 15 and that another 40–50-plus units were being offered at about RMB 3.4–4.3 million.

• Unconfirmed

  Yacheng Group submits Hong Kong IPO prospectus[12]雅城集团提交赴港上市招股书nbd.com.cn

  Yacheng Group formally submitted a prospectus for a Hong Kong listing. The article says it expects to raise US$300 million to US$400 million and that its parent, Agile Group, would retain at least a 50% stake after listing.

• 2020.06.08

  Reported2020.06.08

  Agile and JD.com sign strategic partnership[13]雅居乐与京东签署战略合作协议finance.sina.com.cn

  Agile Property and JD.com signed a strategic cooperation agreement to collaborate in online real estate commerce and e-commerce procurement, including data-based consumer insights and joint product customization.

• 2020.02.24

  Reported2020.02.24

  Greenland Hong Kong and Agile Group form a Yunnan joint venture[14]绿地香港与雅居乐成立云南合营企业finance.sina.com.cn

  Greenland Hong Kong's wholly owned subsidiary Kunming Shenggao, Agile Group's Yunnan subsidiary and the joint venture entered into a joint venture agreement. After closing, Greenland Hong Kong and Agile Group were each to own 50% of the joint venture.

• 2019.12.26

  Reported2019.12.27

  Agile Group wins China Zhenshan Award[15]雅居乐集团荣获中国臻善奖年度臻善企业大奖finance.sina.com.cn

  Agile Group won the 2019 China Zhenshan Award for Annual Charitable Enterprise.

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1. 1Agile Propertyen.wikipedia.org
2. 2Agile official websiteagile.com.cn
3. 3雅居乐简介-雅居乐集团agile.com.cn
4. 42018中国房地产排行榜_房地产品牌100强_房地产巨头-雅居乐集团agile.com.cn
5. 5主席专区-雅居乐集团agile.com.cn
6. 6Chairman Chen Zhuolin placed under residential surveillance amid controversy over Yunnan project investigationchinanews.com
7. 7Chairman Chen Zhuolin placed under residential surveillance amid controversy over Yunnan project investigationchina.caixin.com
8. 8Chairman Chen Zhuolin placed under residential surveillance amid controversy over Yunnan project investigationchinanews.com
9. 9雅居乐推出部分房源优惠促销cq.focus.cn
10. 10威马汽车宣布完成1.52亿美元D2轮融资prnewswire.com
11. 11雅居乐推出天际715折扣房源finance.sina.com.cn
12. 12雅城集团提交赴港上市招股书nbd.com.cn
13. 13雅居乐与京东签署战略合作协议finance.sina.com.cn
14. 14绿地香港与雅居乐成立云南合营企业finance.sina.com.cn
15. 15雅居乐集团荣获中国臻善奖年度臻善企业大奖finance.sina.com.cn