Market Outlook

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%).

What’s next for Brisbane CBD?

Brisbane market on the rise. Click on the Download button for more information on the:

• Economic indicators
• Prime Gross Effective Rent 
• Supply Pipeline
• Key leasing transactions Q2 2018

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HIGHLIGHTS

Vacancy compression continued in H2 2018. Click on the Download to find out more on:

• Economic indicators
• Prime Gross Effective Rent, Overall Vacancy (6 monthly)
• Supply Pipeline: New Developoments & Major Refurbs
• Key leasing transactions Q1 2019

The Sydney CBD’s latest vacancy rate was recorded at just 4.6%, highlighting that landlord favourable conditions are still in full effect. Cushman & Wakefield’s office market forecast and responses from a survey of market professionals‡ both suggest that the vacancy rate will continue to tighten to around 4% over the year ahead. In the year to July limited space availability stymied net absorption to just 9,489sqm.

Hyderabad office market, in the short to medium term, is likely to see a continuation of the current low vacancy scenario which is being further exacerbated by most of the upcoming supply of 2019 already pre-committed.

Mall vacancies which spiked during the second half of 2018 have declined to 5% levels again. Tenants were quick to grab quality space options available in operational malls. Fashion & Apparel, F&B were dominant with more than half of the leasing share during the quarter. Brands such as Fila, Kompanero, Da Milano, Rare Rabbit, Tarun Tahiliani etc. have opened stores recently. Sephora, the international multi-brand personal care & beauty retailer has recently launched two stores in prime retail malls.

With leasing activity totaling close to 360,000 sf, Q1 2019 recorded the highest first quarter leasing for the city in the last 7 years. Salt Lake submarket constituted an overwhelming majority (97%) of the leasing recording two large transactions above 100,000 sf during the quarter.

With strong leasing activity headlined by select sub-markets, net absorption for Q1 stood at 1.4 msf; nearly three times higher compared to Q1 2018. Nearly 50% of the net absorption was seen on account of new project completions during the quarter.

The overall vacancy reduced considerably to 11.7% from 13.4% on the back of stock withdrawal of four non performing / poor grade malls totaling to 975,000 sq ft. during the quarter. This highlights the high occupancy and good performance of quality mall developments across the city.