KEY TAKEAWAYS
- Companies increasingly adopted a “flight-to-quality” approach to their office location strategy, and Grade AAA offices continued to be absorbed, supported by the tight pipeline of new top-tier space.
- According to Savills’ data, the vacancy rate for CBD Grade A offices fell by 0.3 of a percentage point (ppt) quarteron-quarter (QoQ) to 6.7% in Q4/2025. For the full year, vacancy declined by 1.3 ppts, reversing the 1.5 ppts increase recorded in 2024.
- With a limited pipeline of new office developments and low vacancies, average CBD Grade A office rents continued to rise for the seventh consecutive quarter by 0.3% QoQ to S$9.96 per sq ft in Q4/2025. For the whole of 2025, office rents rose by 1.8%, outpacing the 1.1% growth seen in 2024.
- For 2026 and 2027, Grade A CBD rents are expected to rise across the board. Grade A space will be dominated by large and financially strong companies and family offices while non-Grade A space would, over time, be either redeveloped or experience rising vacancy levels as their tenancy base consists of smaller subgroups of industries that face greater margin pressures. Our forecast for Grade A CBD office rent for 2026 remains at +2%.
