Michael Cole is the founder and managing director of independent real estate intelligence platform Mingtiandi. Since beginning daily publication in 2012, Mingtiandi’s audience has grown to nearly 100,000 real estate professionals globally who rely on its website, and the company’s in-depth research, for information on real estate transactions, industry trends and personnel moves throughout Asia.
In addition to the company’s website, Mingtiandi conducts regular online forums on topics critical to real estate investment in the region, and the company also conducts in-depth research on property industry trends.
A serial media entrepreneur who is fluent in Mandarin, Thai and Vietnamese, Michael started his career in Asia with the US Department of State in 1991 and has worked professionally in the region for more than a quarter century.