Singapore

The 1.4% dip in warehouse leasing volume was outweighed by the increases in single- and multiple-user factories.

Analysts expect prices to increase by 5.5% but there is a high chance of overshooting.

It’s only slightly lower than the 2.7% increase in 2019.

Rents declined for the fifth consecutive quarter.

The post-pandemic office will have to provide highly tailored solutions. According to JLL, expectations of the workplace are radically different according to employees’ appetite for remote-working options.

27% of investors plan to increase their involvement in partnerships.

Individuals in APAC with a net worth of over US$30m are expected to grow 33% in the next five years.

Net absorption is expected to rebound this year.

Leasing recovery will depend heavily on the efficacy of vaccination programs this year.

Headline CBD Grade A office rents are projected to fall by 5% to 6% this year..

A $1.02bn acquisition is on top of the list. Led by Gebr Knauf’s $1.02bn acquisition of Usg Boral Building Products, Asia-Pacific’s construction & real estate industry saw a drop of 13.16% in cross border deal activity during Q4 2020, when compared to the last four-quarter average, according to GlobalData’s deals database.

Singapore is still the most active source of outbound capital for three years now.

CBRE comments that these rates are within expectations.

Only Taipei and Shanghai reported prime office rental growth of 0.9%.

The property firm's revenue fell by 38.5% for FY 2020.

Retail rents in Singapore declined 2.5% on average in H2 2020.