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CDL suffers $1.9b loss in H2 2020
26 Feb 21
The property firm's revenue fell by 38.5% for FY 2020.
Singapore's retail and industrial property market expected to recover in 2021
26 Feb 21
Retail rents in Singapore declined 2.5% on average in H2 2020.
Singapore tops Asian outbound real estate investment for third consecutive year
26 Feb 21
This accounts for $12.1b worth of deals in 2020.
MICE activities to kickstart Singapore hotels' recovery
25 Feb 21
But the outlook for the hotel industry in Singapore in the immediate term remains cloudy.
This was how badly hit Melbourne hotels were in 2020
25 Feb 21
Melbourne's hotel occupancies declined to a historic low of just 20.4% in September 2020.
The worst is now over for Hong Kong retail rents: Colliers
25 Feb 21
High street retail rents declined by as much as 27.9% in 2020.
APAC hospitality investments down 54% to US$1.4b in Q4 2020
25 Feb 21
Around 6% of deals were put off in 2020.
Singapore's real estate agency PropNex grew profits by 47% in 2020
24 Feb 21
This was led by domestic demand in private residential and public housing.
Persistent tenant exodus leaves more Hong Kong offices empty in January
23 Feb 21
A total of 366,200 sq ft of Grade A office space was withdrawn last month.
North Sydney to see new wave of office supply with metro developments underway
23 Feb 21
The first significant office project is a 60,000sqm commercial tower above Victoria Cross station.
5 crucial things employees expect of office spaces post-pandemic
23 Feb 21
JLL says we are entering the ‘golden age of the worker’.
APAC office rental index down 0.8% in Q4 2020
23 Feb 21
Mumbai and Hong Kong recorded the most declines of 5.5% and 4.1%, respectively.
Hong Kong home sales down 25% to 4,562 in January
23 Feb 21
Meanwhile, pent-up demand drove sales in the secondary market.
Why the infrastructure investment disparity in Southeast Asia is a problem
22 Feb 21
It has affected how the region attracts foreign logistics players.
This is how Malaysia lured 78% of the top 50 global logistics firms into the country
22 Feb 21
Malaysia spent US$250 million on transport infrastructure investments per million capita over the past two decades.
Hong Kong office net absorption at its lowest level since 2001
22 Feb 21
Annual net absorption was −1,769,900 sq feet in 2020.
Five penthouses at Marina Bay Residences in Singapore up for sale
19 Feb 21
Luxury real estate agency Tristar offers the sale for $138m.
Consortium acquires residential plots in Institution Hill in Singapore
19 Feb 21
Residential plots No. 10A and 10B Institution Hill were sold for $33.6m.
Australia's build-to-rent market estimated to exceed $10b
19 Feb 21
The pipeline grew by a massive 68% over 2020.
Indian office market recovery driven by strong pre-commitment activity
19 Feb 21
More than half of the Grade A supply in the second half of 2020 was already pre-committed.
Most APAC industrial markets to favour landlords: Colliers
18 Feb 21
Find out what to expect in the logistics sector in 2021.
Almost 1 in 2 investors don't plan on buying Malaysian hotel assets within the next two years
18 Feb 21
Only 14% anticipate buying hotel assets in the same time frame.
Sydney, North Sydney office vacancy rates see largest gains in Q4 2020
17 Feb 21
Vacancies increased 11.9% and 19.1%, respectively.
Professional sector buoys office leasing activity in Hong Kong CBD
17 Feb 21
Two Chinese Mainland financial companies leased an entire floor in Two IFC.
India's institutional real estate investments hit USD5b in 2020
17 Feb 21
It’s almost on par with 2019 totals of USD5.4b.
Proportion of Singaporean condo purchases at an all-time high in Q4 2020
17 Feb 21
Singaporeans accounted for 82% of non-landed home sales.
Hong Kong investment transactions hit 10-year low in 2020
17 Feb 21
Transaction volume almost halved to USD 7.7b.
Australia's industrial transactions volumes still robust at $4.1b
17 Feb 21
Sale and leaseback activity is also expanding.
Gross office leasing volumes in India down 28.5% to 50.4m sq ft in 2020
17 Feb 21
Leasing activity was led by Bengalaru.
Singapore to see a substantial amount of new industrial supply in 2021
15 Feb 21
Some 29m sq ft of industrial space is expected to be completed this year.
APAC office vacancies to reach a peak of 15% by end-2023
15 Feb 21
Rising supply will also lift vacancies in Tokyo, Asia’s largest office market.
Singapore private residential sales more than doubled in January
15 Feb 21
1,609 units were sold during the month, 159.5% more than the 620 units sold in January 2020.
APAC commercial transactions slump to lowest levels in 8 years
11 Feb 21
Transactions were down 31% to US$134.6b in 2020, the lowest since 2012’s US$131b.
Why Brisbane has a better positioned industrial market than Sydney and Melbourne
11 Feb 21
InLand Rail will re-orient Australia’s logistic supply chain in favour of Brisbane.
Singapore private condo resale volume up 8.6% to 1,461 units in January
11 Feb 21
It’s the seventh straight month of resale volumes surpassing the 1,000-unit mark.
New Delhi's new residential launches plummet 88% in 2020
11 Feb 21
Only 1,452 new units were launched last year.
Landlords splurge on office renovations to coax tenants out of remote working
11 Feb 21
The shift to a hybrid work model is forcing landlords to upgrade office spaces.
These 3 emerging markets in APAC are attracting billions of data center investments
11 Feb 21
Investors and occupiers set their sights on Indonesia, India, and China.
Why it's still worth investing in Hong Kong's 'underdeveloped' cold storage market
11 Feb 21
Analysts say cold storage investments are viable because of burgeoning demand underpinned by the pandemic.
Top tips for investors eyeing APAC markets in 2021
10 Feb 21
Grade A offices in Seoul, Taipei, Ho Chi Minh City and prime industrial spaces in Australia are top picks.

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