Commercial Office

APAC office leasing volume to grow by up to 35% by end-2021

Grade A net absorption increased 28% in Q3 alone.

APAC office leasing volume to grow by up to 35% by end-2021

Grade A net absorption increased 28% in Q3 alone.

What are the factors affecting office re-entry rates in APAC?

Southeast Asian cities have not seen many workers going back to offices just yet.

Two implications of Hong Kong occupiers’ flight to quality for office landlords

There was a noticeable increase in demand for premium Grade A offices from Jan-Aug 2021.

How will the series of Chinese reforms impact Singapore’s office leasing market?

The sector’s recovery has always been hinged on the office demand from Chinese firms.

Singapore Grade A office vacancy rate drops 1.4ppts to 5.8% in Q3

The drop could be attributed to tenants who have just started moving into their pre-committed spaces.

Hong Kong office net absorption finally rebounds after two years

Overall net absorption hit 70,900 sq feet in Q3 2021.

Why investors, landlords should decarbonise buildings now

Employees demand greener buildings, but 65% of them do not know about their employers’ sustainability efforts.

Seoul office transaction volumes hit US$4.2b in Q3

There were several notable transactions in the prime office segment.

Australian office net absorption hits highest levels since 2018

Sydney and Melbourne recorded 24,700sqm and 24,070sqm of absorption in Q3, respectively.

‘Recentralisation' trend now more evident in Hong Kong’s office market

Prime office rents saw a quarterly increase of 2.6%, signalling an improved leasing momentum in the CBD.

Hong Kong prime office rents record slowest rate of decline since 2019

Q3 rents slipped 1% in Hong Kong, whilst the rest of APAC markets saw uneven recovery.

Jakarta office rents on a downward streak for over two years now

But rental declines are now slowing with only a 0.6% drop in Q3.

New Delhi gross office leasing surges 40% in Q3

One-fifth of the transactions were term renewals.

Jakarta’s office supply to be halved by end-2021

Total supply will grow 1.6% this year, but it will be 50% lower than last year.

Hong Kong office rents to drop by 10% in 2022

This is due to elevated supply levels and uncertain demand from the Mainland.

Have Singapore office rents bottomed out yet?

Q3 Grade A office rents increased 0.7% for the first time in five quarters.

Hong Kong Grade A office rents slip 1.5% in Q3

Rents declined in all major submarkets while Kowloon rents proved more resilient.