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Singapore prime office occupancy rate rises for the first time since COVID hit

Occupancy rate in the Raffles Place / Marina Bay precinct reached 94.3% in Q2.

Singapore prime office occupancy rate rises for the first time since COVID hit

Occupancy rate in the Raffles Place / Marina Bay precinct reached 94.3% in Q2.

Australia’s office leasing markets show signs of recovery in Q2

One of the demand drivers were tenants seeking small spaces of less than 1,000sqm.

Property investors urged to focus on cold storage in the next 3 years

Hong Kong’s strong export rebound and rise in food consumption would increase this asset’s value.

Singapore prime retail rents down 11% as tourists remain non-existent

Island-wide rents declined 9.3% to S$26.20 per square foot per month in Q2.

Hong Kong high-street rents to fall by 3% this year

This is a huge improvement from the 28% drop recorded in 2020.

4 questions to ask when adopting advanced technologies and automation in logistics

It is also important to consider who pays for the technology infrastructure, the occupier or the developer? 

APAC office rental declines in Q2

The APAC Prime Office Rental Index declined by just 0.8% despite Delta variant outbreaks.

Hong Kong office take up records first positive quarter since 2018

Quarterly net-take up in the CBD rebounded to 6,350 sqm in Q2, the first positive quarter since Q2 2018.

Why it’s not all doom and gloom for Tokyo’s residential market

Leasing demand is expected to get a boost as prices of for-sale condos increase.

APAC investors to spend up to USD200b on logistics assets over the next five years

Investors are expected to increase their logistics exposure from 16% to 20-23%.

Singapore shophouses now investors’ newest “collector’s item”: Knight Frank

The total transaction value of S$836.1m in H1 2021 is already 91.6% of 2020’s totals.

This region will be a major player in Tokyo’s office market

The area attracts tech giants such as Microsoft, Samsung, and Amazon.

New Delhi’s net office absorption plummets 67% in Q2

There have been very few fresh leasing and some spaces are being vacated.

Over 1 in 2 Malaysian investors expect healthcare, logistics assets’ capital values to outperform

Thanks to the rising e-commerce penetration rate and the shift towards omnichannel retailing.

How Singapore’s residential investment market has evolved over the years

The Outside Central Region achieved the highest returns in the last ten years.

Tokyo Grade A office rents down 1.7% in Q2 as secondary vacancies emerge

Demand from big firms declined as more employees work remotely.