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In May, office tenants were generally taking a cautious market view and were withholding their leasing decisions amid escalating Sino-US trade war and the recent local political tensions. With leasing momentum continuing to weaken, Grade-A office rents in Central fell slightly by 1.0% month on month to HK$160 per sq ft. Transaction volume in the area was also impacted, with most of the deals recorded in the small or mid-scale level of below 15,000 sq ft.

  1. Singapore-listed REITs capped a stellar 12 months through June to give investors the highest returns 25.3%  in the region. The REIT sector in Singapore has grown to be one of the world’s most dynamic, no doubt a product of conducive policies as well as the presence of a vibrant investment community. 
  2. Malaysia’s plan to develop the world’s first-ever airport Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT). The airport REIT will be the accelerator for M-REIT market
  3. A reduction of Asia Pacific investment in Q1 can be mainly caused by domestic of capital. 

马来西亚计划发展世界上首个机场房地产投资信托基金(REIT),机场REITs将推动马来西亚REIT市场的发展。
第一季度亚太投资量减少主要是由国内资本的减少而引起的。

  • Singapore-listed REITs capped a stellar 12 months through June to give investors the highest returns 25.3% in the region. The REIT sector in Singapore has grown to be one of the world’s most dynamic, no doubt a product of conducive policies as well as the presence of a vibrant investment community.
  • By sector, REITs with diversified portfolios performed the best. Office was another strong performer over the 12 months through June, which is not a surprise given that this sector has been on fire across all markets in the region. Demand has been strong, and rents are going up across most major cities.

Colliers expects demand from flexible workspace operators to rise to 10% of total office space until 2022. However, relative to other major cities, Tokyo’s…

Tokyo’s flexible workspace market remains highly fragmented with the majority operating independently in smaller and underutilized space in non-office buildings. Colliers expects demand from flexible workspace operators to rise to 10% of total office space until 2022 . However, relative to other major cities, Tokyo’s flexible workspace stock remains small, less than 1.5% of total office space available in Tokyo’s central five wards (C5W).

Occupiers have shown concern against the backdrop of a slowing global economy and US-China trade tension. We expect more firms to wait and see over the next 12 months, while 41% of occupiers plan to expand over the next three years. This is the third consecutive year in which we have conducted our Colliers Hong Kong Occupier Survey. This year…

Occupiers have shown concern against the backdrop of a slowing global economy and US-China trade tension. We expect more firms to wait and see over the next 12 months, while 41% of occupiers plan to expand over the next three years. 

This is the third consecutive year in which we have conducted our Colliers Hong Kong Occupier Survey. This year, we have collected responses from 363 respondents between 30 April and 15 June 2019 –a period which captures the most recent shifts in occupier sentiment caused by escalating international trade tension and local political tension. The majority of the respondents are domiciled in Hong Kong (53%), followed by companies from Europe (18%) and Asia (11%). Key sectors of the respondents include the Finance, Insurance and Real Estate (FIRE) sector (36%), sourcing and logistics (21%), retail and wholesale (14%) and Technology, Media and Telecoms (TMT, 11%).

The appetite for alternative investments among Japan-based institutional investors has become the subject of much conversation. Recent economic developments in Japan have pushed many institutions to expand their horizons in the search for yield, and now two-thirds of the country’s institutional investor base invests in at least one alternative asset class.