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With the rampant spread of COVID-19 worldwide, business sentiment has been severely affected. The weaker global economy and the across-the-board impact of the virus has made businesses very cautious. Many office tenants, both local and multinational, have tended to delay or put on hold their real estate decisions, resulting in low levels of leasing activity.

2 月 25 日に「新型コロナウイルス感染症対策の基本方針」が発表され、その後相次いで大型イベントの開催自粛や小中高の閉鎖などの方針が発表される中、海外各国でも同感染症の影響が拡大しています。感染拡大に伴う国内の各種法律問題に加え、海外に子会社・関係会社を抱える企業からの問い合わせも増えているため、当事務所の海外オフィスと連携して速報ベースで各国の方針や影響拡大状況の概要につきお知らせ致します。なお、本ニュースレターは感染拡大が続く間、不定期に配信していきたいと思いますが、同感染症の拡大状況については日々状況が変化している中、本ニュースレターの内容がその後変更・更新されている可能性については十分ご留意の上参照ください。

3 月 11 日、世界保健機関(WHO)は新型コロナウイルスの感染が「パンデミック(世界的流行)」に該当すると発表し、国から国への感染の広がりの制御が難しい状態にあるとの認識を示しました。感染拡大に伴う国内の各種法律問題に加え、海外に子会社・関係会社を抱える企業からの問い合わせも増えているため、当事務所の海外オフィスと連携して速報ベースで各国の方針や影響拡大状況の概要につきお知らせ致します。なお、本ニュースレターは感染拡大が続く間、不定期に配信していきたいと思いますが、同感染症の拡大状況については日々状況が変化している中、本ニュースレターの内容がその後変更・更新されている可能性については十分ご留意の上参照ください。本ニュースレターの内容は、特段記載のない限り、2020 年 3 月 10 日夜時点で判明している情報に基づいています。

The rapid economic growth of Asia-Pacific has had wide ranging consequences; supply chains have grown to exploit comparative advantages, particularly land and labour costs; investment capital has become better able and more willing to cross borders in search of higher returns and the benefits of diversification; and intra-regional travel and tourism has hit all time highs as more leisure time, higher incomes and substantial improvements in transport infrastructure have encouraged greater regional mobility.

  • Operational challenges, combined with increased concerns on a second wave of infections in Asia, continued to result in significant underperformance of hospitality, retail and residential sectors in the region. According to STR, Asia Pacific hotel occupancy decreased to 41.2% in February, while RevPAR dropped 36.5% to $44.27, albeit some improvements were reported in March in the hotel sector in China stemming from the resumption of corporate travel.
  • Australia was worst hit among larger markets, as its economy entered a period of “hibernation” to contain the spread of COVID-19.  The Australian economy had avoided recession for almost 30 years, but in 2020 the economy will be in recession.  Taiwan real estate equities and REITS were least impacted by the volatile global macro backdrop especially as it has kept the virus under control.
  • Industrial and healthcare sectors were the only sectors that witnessed positive one-year returns through March. Industrial stocks have benefited from the growth in ecommerce as online orders surged.  Across the region, fiscal policy is working alongside monetary policy to cushion the COVID-19 blow, which should help limit downside risks. 
  • 运营方面的挑战,再加上对亚洲第二波感染浪潮的忧虑日益加 剧,继续导致该地区的旅游,零售和住宅部门的表现严重不佳。 根据STR的数据,2月份亚太地区酒店入住率下降至41.2%。 尽管3月份中国酒店业因公司旅行的恢复而有所改善, 每间可 用客房收益(RevPAR)仍下降36.5%至44.27美元。
  • 在较大市值的市场中,澳大利亚受到的打击最大,因为其经济 进入了“冬眠”时期,以遏制COVID-19的传播。澳大利亚经济 近30年来一直避免衰退,但到2020年,经济将陷入衰退。受 全球宏观经济动荡的影响,台湾房地产股票和房地产投资信托 基金受到的影响最小,尤其是因为该地区病情受到良好的控制。
  • 直到3月,工业和医疗保健行业是仅有的在过去一年获得正收 益的行业。随着在线订单的激增,工业股票已从电子商务的增 长中受益。在整个地区,财政政策与货币政策一起在缓解 COVID-19所带来的负面压力,这将有助于限制下行风险。
     

Volume 1 discussed global event-correlations, impact on the economy, indications in stock markets, sector-specific sensitivities in India, etc.

Volume 2 focuses on

  • The probable intensity of impact and likely scenarios for workspaces
  • The re-calibrations in commercial spaces
  • A conjecture on ‘fast-forwarding’ of an otherwise distant future!

The impact of the pandemic has been pervasive with economic dislocations now reverberating across the world, hitting consumption, tourism, and supply chains. Financial market volatility has also increased with equity prices dragged lower through 2020. While REITs have not been spared in the current selloff, the recent price drops have upped the distribution yields of the region’s REITs, which rose to 4.4% in February, from 4.0% in January, according to the GPR/APREA Composite REIT Index. Yields for Singapore REITs rose 0.3 percentage points to 5.3% in the same period.

总体而言,写字楼面临的是疫情和经济环境综合效应的影响。疫情对写字楼的 影响相对于购物中心、百货商场等商业物业有明显的滞后效应。餐饮业、旅游 业、零售业等服务业先受影响,之后可能传导到某些生产服务业。影响的程度更 多取决于本次疫情时间的长短。经济有自己运行的规律,传导需要时间。疫情影 响到写字楼需求端,以2003年非典及2008年经济危机的经验来看,滞后的规 律是通常是6个月左右的时间。如果说中美贸易战是长期影响的话,希望疫情 的影响是短期波动的,但疫情导致中小企业的经营压力对于部分写字楼需求造 成的负面影响可能会持续。 

2019 was a year to remember for the logistics sector. With the sector’s potential upside, investors were competing fi ercely to get some exposure to the asset class. Investment volumes and completions hit record highs, whilst logistics J-REIT unit prices soared. Looking forward, new initiatives by major retailers, such as Aeon and Nike, may have profound implications not only for the logistics sector, but also for retail. 

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