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Singapore shophouses now investors’ newest “collector’s item”: Knight Frank

The total transaction value of S$836.1m in H1 2021 is already 91.6% of 2020’s totals.

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.

Over 1 in 2 Malaysian investors expect healthcare, logistics assets’ capital values to outperform

Thanks to the rising e-commerce penetration rate and the shift towards omnichannel retailing.

How Singapore’s residential investment market has evolved over the years

The Outside Central Region achieved the highest returns in the last ten years.

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

Demand from big firms declined as more employees work remotely.

4 reasons why APAC logistics yields will compress by a further 50-100bps

The continued increase in asset allocation is expected to put upward pressure on capital values.

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.

Misplaced optimism: Tokyo’s residential recovery is short-lived

Occupancy rates are down to an 11-year low of 95.4% in Q2.

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.

The worst could truly be over for the Hong Kong property market 

Rents have bottomed out and the economy bodes well for capital value growth in the second half of 2021.

Tokyo residential rents down 4% in Q2 as market headwinds persist

Rents have declined again after a temporary rise in the previous quarter.

Guess which property sector will be the dominant asset class in 2022

60% of all investment is expected to flow into this sector in major APAC cities.

Why Indonesia’s data centre market looks promising for property developers, investors

Developers may consider developing assets inside Central Jakarta.

Singapore industrial rents show tenuous recovery in Q2

The monthly rents for multiple-user factories were unchanged from the previous quarter at S$1.73 psf.