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Office space absorption in APAC to drop 41% over 2020

Absorption fell 56% QoQ to 0.48 million square metres in Q2.

Office space absorption in APAC to drop 41% over 2020

Absorption fell 56% QoQ to 0.48 million square metres in Q2.

APAC retail sector poised for sluggish recovery post-COVID

Retail rents are expected to fall sharply in major cities in APAC.

Tokyo's 2020 office supply to reach 17-year high but high occupancy eases glut concerns: Savills

Well over 95% of the supply has already been filled or pre-leased, whilst existing supply has little vacancy.

Hong Kong home prices to drop 5% as unemployment reaches record highs

Knight Frank says there is a strong negative correlation between mass residential prices and unemployment.

Rental growth rate in Tokyo's prime office market at its lowest since 2016

Grade A office rents inched up by a mere 0.2% in Q2 2020.

Singapore strata office unit sales drop to a measly 79 in H1 2020

This translates to a total transacted value of S$272.2m, down 42.3% from S$471.4m in H2 2019.

Indian residential market to rebound within six months; Bengaluru and Chennai to lead the recovery

Demand for homes in the affordable and mid segments is expected to drive the market.

APAC office sector's net absorption hits decade-low in H1

It fell 34% to 16.3 million sq ft, no thanks to tenants cutting costs amidst the pandemic.

APAC logistics rents to rise by around 3% this year

Strong warehouse demand from e-commerce platforms is driving robust leasing activity in APAC.

Tokyo residential rents slip 0.4% in Q2 after strong rental growth streak

This mild pullback could be the initial blow of a bearish multi-family leasing market, according to Savills.

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.

Build-to-Rent model gains traction in Australia with 8,000 units expected to be completed over five years

Savills reveals that Australia is closely following UK's decade-long Build-To Rent growth spurt. Accelerated by the emergence of COVID-19, new ways of living and working throughout Australia are emerging and growing in popularity, at a time when people are increasingly becoming isolated and craving connection.

Asian buyers shifting to holiday homes abroad in post-COVID purchases

Pre-COVID, Asian buyers were looking at investment returns when purchasing properties. Now they are interested in properties that can offer them lifestyle.

Tokyo rents and vacancies rise

Tokyo office rents rose both YoY and MoM but vacancy increased for the fifth straight month to 2.77%. By area, Minato saw the largest vacancy increase (to 3.52% from 2.33%) and Chiyoda saw the smallest increase (from 1.39% to 1.93%). Inside we provide additional details by area and comment on investment implications (for Tokyu Fudosan, Mitsubishi Estate, and Sumitomo Realty).