Commercial Office

A sneak peek at Singapore office market’s journey to a post-COVID world

Savills outlined transition stages the market has to go through over the next few years.

Singapore office vacancy rate increases for fourth straight quarter in Q1

Vacancies of CBD Grade A office buildings rose by 0.3ppts to 7.3%.

Hong Kong records highest office rental decline in APAC in Q1

The decline in rents across the region is expected to decelerate this year.

Guess which Australian city saw the largest fall in sublease availability in Q1

Sublease availability in this city fell 24% during the quarter.

Here’s why Vietnam office vacancies remain tight at 12.4% in Q1

This is because most Grade B buildings are small-scale with limited leasable area.

Valuation and new real estate business models 

As new operating models emerge, property valuers may need to be mindful of the way real estate is run when making valuations.

Going green: How Singapore can capitalise on sustainable buildings

One-third of the total gross floor area of Singapore’s building stock is ‘green’.

Buyers face dilemma in Jakarta’s sluggish strata-title office market

Investors purchasing for sublease face tight competition from unabsorbed spaces in the market.

This sector was New Delhi’s largest office demand driver in Q1

It accounted for 31% of total rentals during the quarter.

Korean office transaction volumes hit USD2.1b in Q1

There were 7 en-bloc transactions closed during the quarter.

Here’s why Melbourne’s office market will see more activity in Q2

Colliers expects increased market activity across assets higher up the risk curve. 

The ‘excessive pessimism’ over Tokyo’s office market is waning: Savills

The downside is deemed limited as rents are still ~70% of the peaks seen pre-financial crisis.

Sydney office yields to compress to 4.25%-4.75% by end-2022

The Sydney CBD prime equivalent yield range currently sits between 4.38% and 5%. 

Tokyo Grade A office rents’ deterioration finally starts to slow

The 1.9% decline in Q1 is a lot smaller than the 2.6% correction last quarter.

Here’s a rundown of Indian office leases over the years per size classification

78% of the total area leased was greater than 50k sq ft in 2020.