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Hong Kong vs Singapore: Where are MNCs more attracted to?

Hong Kong’s office rents are about 40% higher than Singapore’s.

Western Capital shifts to Japan and India as purchasing in Mainland China slows

Japan remains the top market for Western investors in APAC while China hits a 10-year low.

APAC real estate investments drop 30% to $27b in Q1

Japan led investments in the region with $8.9b during the quarter.

APAC investors exhibit weaker appetite for overseas acquisitions

High-interest rates and anti-pandemic restrictions impact APAC investment in the US. 

India’s real estate investment volume hits USD1.07b in Q1

Over half of the volume came from foreign investors.

Real estate companies at high risk with low-interest coverage and high debt burden: Moody's

Five of eight property developers rated B3 and below are expected to have interest coverage below 1.5x in both scenarios.

APAC life sciences real estate investment hits US$18b in the last five years

There is approximately 100m sq ft of total leasable area within the life sciences sector as of end-2022.

Singapore property auction success rate hits record highs since 2011

The success rate was at 9.5%, equivalent to a total gross sales value of S$90.3m in 2022. 

Nearly 8 in 10 investors say pricing uncertainty impacts APAC capital deployments the most

And 70% believe unpredictable interest rates will significantly affect investment decisions.

Singapore mortgagee sale listings plummet 61.5% to 10 in Q4

Residential properties accounted for over half of the listings in 2022.

These were the top 5 shophouse deals in Singapore in H2 2022

The total shophouse transaction value declined 35.6% to S$625.2m in the same period.

Tokyo is APAC investors’ top target market for real estate investments in 2023

This is the fourth consecutive year that Tokyo takes this spot.

Hong Kong investment volumes to increase by 5% in 2023

But don’t expect much growth just yet early in the year.

Japanese cities emerge as one of Singapore investors’ top destination in 2022

Office and logistics buildings were the commonly acquired properties.