Commercial Office

Flex office spaces gaining momentum in Central Tokyo

Flex office spaces gaining momentum in Central Tokyo

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

3 new office buildings to watch out for in Osaka

The Osaka Umeda Twin Towers South will lead the supply throughout 2022.

Property investors remain attracted to offices in Japan’s regional cities

One company will invest US$10b in Japan, 70% of which will be invested in office buildings.

Japanese office rents in regional cities faring better than in Tokyo 

Rents in Tokyo dropped 6.5% while Osaka and Nagoya recorded only 2.2% and 0.6% declines, respectively.

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.

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.

3 in 10 APAC firms to increase office space in the next 3 years

51% also expect to move headquarters in the same time frame.

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.

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

Demand from big firms declined as more employees work remotely.

Mumbai’s gross office leasing volume drops 51% to 0.78 msf in Q2

The Malad-Goregaon submarket accounted for 22.5% of the overall leasing activity.

Jakarta tagged as the most variable market for office rents in APAC

Between 2010 and 2015 rents in Jakarta more than doubled and then subsequently tumbled by 30% over the next five years.

Here’s a rundown of how APAC office rents will fare for the rest of this year

Rents are forecast to decline by an average of 1.7% across the region. 

Singapore Grade A office vacancy rate hits record high since 2018

Vacancies reached 4.6% in Q2 2021, the highest since the 4.9% rate recorded in Q1 2018.

Cambodia real estate takes sharp turn in H1

An increase in COVID-19 cases led to more than 70% decreases in prime office and retail occupancy in Cambodia.