Korea

Top 10 APAC cities by industrial investment activity in 2020

Seoul, Tokyo, and Sydney grab the top three spots.

Top 10 APAC cities by industrial investment activity in 2020

Seoul, Tokyo, and Sydney grab the top three spots.

Here’s a rundown of Korea’s most prominent logistics deals in Q1

Total investment volumes decreased 7% during the quarter.

Seoul’s Grade A logistics vacancy rate hits record low of 3.4% in Q1

The Central sub-market’s vacancy rate decreased from 5.0% to 4.6%.

Korean office transaction volumes hit USD2.1b in Q1

There were 7 en-bloc transactions closed during the quarter.

Here’s why Korean retail yields will remain stable till 2025

Retail mall stock per capita is low in Korea relative to its global peers.

Seoul's Grade A office market unfazed by COVID-19

The city's CBD saw the strongest net absorption on the back of robust leasing activities.

Seoul's prime shopping mall rents inched up 0.2% in Q4 2020

Meanwhile, prime high street rents contracted -1.0%.

How ESG is revolutionising Korean real estate

Environmental, social, governance demands are mounting in all real estate assets groups.

South Korea, Japan lead commercial real estate recovery in Asia in Q3

The increase in APAC investment volumes was driven by China (-10% yoy), South Korea (-2% yoy) and Japan (-18% yoy). Commercial real estate markets in Asia Pacific had a better third quarter this year than second quarter, led by investment in China, Japan and South Korea.

3 reasons why Korean REITs are set to boom in the coming years

The low market capitalisation of listed REITs is one.

South Korea, Japan buck the trend of declining commercial real estate investments in H1 2020

These markets outperformed their APAC peers, thanks to domestic investors' deep pockets.

Seoul's office vacancy rate up from 6.8% to 9.5% in Q2

Vacancy rates soared as two new office buildings in the CBD were completed.

Seoul's prime office vacancy rates decline, whilst rents increase in Q2

Vacancy rates stood at 6.9%, and rents inched up 1.6% YoY.