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Going, going, gone: Singapore’s auction success rates to breach 5% mark this year

Knight Frank says owner-occupiers and investors will continue to target value-purchases throughout the year. 

Going, going, gone: Singapore’s auction success rates to breach 5% mark this year

Knight Frank says owner-occupiers and investors will continue to target value-purchases throughout the year. 

Australian industrial property’s capital returns hit 5-year high of 9%

The industrial markets have been robust over the last 12 months.

Tokyo’s Grade A office rents take a hit from pandemic woes, new office supply

Rents in the Tokyo central five wards fell 1.7% in Q2 2021. 

Universities turn to flex office spaces for alternative revenue stream 

Co-working spaces are providing universities with additional cash flow as COVID causes crippling revenue crunch.

Why work-from-home setups won’t significantly impact Hong Kong’s office markets 

Savills says Hong Kong’s “notoriously cramped housing” counts against the WFH model. 

Here’s a rundown of Singapore’s Q2 investment sales figures across all property sectors

Industrial investment sales nearly doubled from S$491m in Q1 to S$924m in Q2.

Taiwanese developers aggressively seeking development sites amidst lockdowns

They acquired a total of NT$50.4b (approx. US$1.8b) worth of land in Q2.

India’s retail properties see renewed interest from private equity investors

The sector accounted for the second highest share (33%) of investment inflows in Q2 2021.

Giant global tech firms to build data centres in Indonesia 

Projects by Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Alibaba, and more will be completed over the next two years.

Here are Vietnam’s biggest property M&A and fund-raising deals in Q2

Logistics is still a hot segment with 394 industrial zones as of May.

Back in the game: Singapore office investment sales rebound in Q2

Investment in the sector rose significantly by 75.7% to S$1.7 billion. 

Investors evaluate new entry routes into logistics as competition heightens

JLL says there is now a mismatch between supply and demand.

Industrial land expansions to watch out for in Greater Jakarta

Several industrial areas in the region are expected to be further developed.

Singapore luxury condo deals hit 11-year high of S$2b in H1 2021

The sector already surpassed the S$1.7b transacted in 2020.

Hong Kong industrial investments breach the HK$6b mark in Q2

Warehouse assets offering stable yields lured investors in.

Flex office spaces gaining momentum in Central Tokyo

WeWork, Spaces, Business-Airport and Human First Time will launch more spaces in Q3 2021.