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Singapore’s private residential leasing market in a “tremendous flux”: Savills

Singapore’s private residential leasing market in a “tremendous flux”: Savills

For one, the outflow of overseas nationals not offsetting the inflow is causing an increased demand in leasing accommodation.

4 reasons why Singapore’s residential leasing volume bounced back in H1 2021

Total private leasing transactions increased 13.9% to 47,515 during the period.

Who will occupy UBS' and StanChart's offices in Singapore now?

UBS' One Raffles Quay space is said to be committed to by L’Oréal and others.

Singapore’s HDB resale volume beats the hungry ghost month

Sales increased 12.9% and prices rose 13.7% in August.

HSBC Asset Management appoints Asia real estate team

The team will be headed by Victoria Sharpe, managing principal and head of real estate, APAC.

Singapore retail transaction volumes down 78.3% to US$420m in H1

Notable deals include Fraser Centrepoint Trust’s sale of YewTee Point for SGD220m. 

What to expect from Singapore’s budding downtown district over the next decade

The Shenton Way/Tanjong Pagar precinct has emerged as CBD’s largest hub over the last five years.

Singapore warehouse rents to increase 1.3% this year

Business park and factory rents are expected to rise 0.5% and 0.7%, respectively.

Why 4 in 10 retailers press on with real estate expansion plans in Singapore

Retailers want to capture customers in large residential catchments. 

Singapore industrial leasing volume breaches 5-year quarterly average 

Leasing volume increased 43.7% to 3,381 transactions in Q2 2021.

Why Singapore’s industrial sales market has been muted since early 2021

The mismatch in price expectations is driving sellers to keep the properties rather than sell them at a huge discount.

Singapore retail industry’s ‘recalibration’ bolstered by the pandemic

New brands opened concept and flagship stores as several brands exited the industry.

Rightsizing or upsizing: What does the future hold for Singapore’s office market?

The rightsizing trend is expected to materialise over the course of the next 12 months.

Singapore Grade A office rents’ rate of decline at its slowest since 2019

Gross effective rents slipped by 0.4% to S$9.37 psf in Q2 2021. 

Office rental contract values down but leasing volume up in Singapore 

Tenants are renegotiating rents and reducing office spaces instead of vacating them.

Singapore’s top 10 best-selling residential projects in July 

Pasir Ris 8 topped the list with 85% of its total inventory sold.

Singapore private new home sales nearly doubles in July

1,589 new homes were sold in July, almost twice the 872 units sold in June.