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Rents in the region fell at a faster clip in Q2 2023, maintaining a year-long downward trend as Knight Frank’s Asia-Pacific Prime Office Rental Index dipped by a fourth consecutive quarter, down 1.6% quarter-on-quarter, in Q2 2023. This brings annual decline to 3.1%, which were largely due to continued soft conditions in the Chinese Mainland.

15 out of the 23 tracked cities reported stable-to-increasing rents, down from 16 in Q1 2023. Vacancies also rose marginally by a quarter of a percentage point quarter-on-quarter to 13.8%, sustaining a trend that has seen the metric rise to its highest in over 10 years since Q4 2022.

However, seen in the context of a delivery of over 4 million sf during the quarter, office demand in Asia-Pacific has held up better than those in US and Europe, with a stronger return-to-office trend. With tech occupiers continuing to rationalise employee headcount, financial and professional services firm as well as flexible space operators have made up the slack in leasing activity. Demand was also supported by a flight-to-quality trend that has pervaded across the region.

With the region entering a development phase, new supply in 2023-24 will clock in at cyclical highs, near doubling the levels in 2022, which will add close to 10% to existing stock. Consequently, market conditions across most of the region will continue to favour tenants for the rest of the year.

本报告最初发表于 https://apac.knightfrank.com/office-highlights

• 全球电力短缺正在抑制全球数据中心市场的增长。对于北美、欧洲、拉丁美洲和亚太地区的数据中心运营商而言，确保充足的电力供应是首要任务。一些电力供应稳定的二级市场有望吸引更多数据中心运营商。.
• 尽管电力供应有限，但所有四个地区都在进行新的开发。北弗吉尼亚仍然是世界上最大的数据中心市场，总装机容量为2132兆瓦（MW）。.
• 尽管有新的开发项目，但由于强劲的需求，所有四个地区的空置率都在下降。新加坡是全球电力供应最紧张的数据中心市场，可用容量不足 4 兆瓦，空置率也创下历史新低，低于 2%。.
• 大型企业越来越难以找到足够的数据中心容量。供应短缺、建设延误和电力挑战正在影响所有市场。例如，墨西哥克雷塔罗州仅有1.2兆瓦的数据中心可供租赁。.
• 全球可用电力供应短缺导致数据中心容量价格上涨。新加坡的租金最高，250至500千瓦（kW）的容量需求每月租金为$300至$450，而芝加哥的租金最低，为$115至$125。.
• 人工智能的快速发展，以及流媒体、游戏和自动驾驶汽车等其他现代技术的兴起，预计将持续推动数据中心的强劲需求。这将促进数据中心设计和技术的创新，因为运营商的目标是提供满足高性能计算日益增长的功率密度需求的容量。.

本报告最初发表于 https://www.cbre.com/insights/reports/global-data-center-trends-2023

On 4 July 2023, the Lease Agreements for Retail Premises Bill (“Bill”) had its first reading in Parliament. The Bill seeks to make it mandatory for retail lease contracts to comply with the Code of Conduct for Leasing of Retail Premises in Singapore (“Code“).

The Code was issued by the Fair Tenancy Pro Tem Committee in 2021 and was last updated in 2022. It sets out guidelines and principles for landlords and tenants of qualifying retail premises to enable fair and balanced lease negotiations. The full Code is available 这里.

The Bill serves the following functions:

• Establishes the Fair Tenancy Industry Committee;
• Provides for the Code and the obligations of landlords and tenants in relation to the leasing principles contained therein; and
• Establishes a dispute resolution process in relation to complaints of non-compliance with the leasing principles or obligations.

The introduction of the Bill follows a public consultation on the proposed legislation held by the Ministry of Trade and Industry from 18 July 2022 to 5 August 2022.

While adoption of the Code has thus far been voluntary, the Bill – when passed – will require compliance with the Code’s leasing principles. Landlords and tenants of retail premises should thus be aware of their obligations under the Code to ensure compliance.

This Update highlights the key features of the framework set out under the Bill and the Code.