市場展望

重點總結

1. Co-investment is a nifty tool of capital management that delivers efficiencies to both LPs and GPs.
2. A Category I / II AIF is not permitted to invest more than 25% of investible funds in a single investee company. This restricts the formation of dedicated co-investment vehicles.
3. The IFSCA issued a circular in late 2020 permitting AIFs in GIFT City to disapply the 25% diversity requirement subject to certain conditions.
4. More recently, SEBI released a consultation paper on the concept of ‘accredited investors’, which contemplates an enhanced degree of flexibility (including on the diversity requirement) for funds populated solely by AIs.
5. These new measures are likely to facilitate the proliferation of co-investment activity in India.

Manufacturing property as an asset class is rising in importance as more new or rejuvenated production locations outside of China emerge, with transactions of manufacturing assets growing 19% p.a. since 2011.

In the logistics sector, online grocery sales – the fastest-growing category of online retail sales in Asia Pacific – is predicted to rise 30% p.a., driving demand for last mile delivery facilities.

在本報告中，我們將研究

• China Plus One strategies and the opportunities for industrial property occupiers and owners
• Opportunities in the last mile and cold chain segments of logistics networks
• The most attractive cities in Asia Pacific for industrial occupiers and owners
• Investment trends in key markets

Most major regional economies continue to make steady progress after a devastating 2020 and ‘reform and recovery’ should emerge as the key themes of the year. While a smooth transition to normality is not assured (as India has shown) a pick-up in transactions volumes suggests a growing confidence among regional real estate investors as Asia continues to outpace both Europe and the US.

資本市場

With economic recovery gaining traction, preliminary real estate investment volume in Singapore increased by 11.5% q-o-q, to $3.523 bn for Q1 2021.

辦公室

Supported by the tight vacancy, the rental decline in the Grade A (Core CBD) market was arrested after four quarters of correction. Conversely, the Grade B market continued to grapple with higher vacancy rates and rents registered a further decline.

Business Parks

The performance of the business park market softened slightly in Q1 2021. Negative net absorption was noted, contributed by the City Fringe submarket.

零售

There has been a slowdown in rental declines of prime retail spaces. Landlords continue to maintain a flexible stance towards rental expectations.

住宅

The strong performance in the residential market has further shored up homebuyers’ confidence and take-up of new launches.

工業的

Leasing activity was stable in Q1 2021, albeit slowing down from the strong performance of the previous quarter. Transactions consisted mainly of renewals and relocations, along with a handful of new set ups and expansions.

Across the Asia Pacific region, property markets started the year on a strongAcross the Asia Pacific region, property markets started the year on a strongnote, with office, industrial and logistics assets driving the ongoing recovery.

In China, the busy first quarter saw end-users and investors, including foreign investors, closing major deals in keycities. There was a resurgence in investor interest in Hong Kong and Singapore, while Japan witnessed the completionof a number of commercial and residential transactions. In Korea, low interest rates and liquidity continued to fueldemand for office space, a trend likely to persist as competition intensifies for a shrinking pool of assets, while Taiwansaw demand spike for commercial properties. In Australia, a typically quiet quarter witnessed heightened activity in theoffice segment, while New Zealand’s property market, buoyed by policy changes, low interest rates and expectations ofreopened borders, is gearing up for an active year.

In the region’s emerging markets, India saw healthy demand for residential and commercial assets, and investorsremain bullish about the market’s medium to long-term prospects. Vietnam’s property sector is in the midst of arebound supported by government reforms, while Indonesia’s property market is benefiting from a smooth rolloutof vaccines and policy changes that should strengthen purchasing power, improve market confidence and encourageinvestment. Thailand is also witnessing higher levels of market activity, especially in the logistics, warehousing andindustrial sectors, but a rebound in the hospitality sector will depend on the resumption of international travel. In thePhilippines, where the economy shrunk last year for the first time since 1998, the property market is likely to pick upfollowing the easing of quarantine restrictions and the deployment of vaccines. Meanwhile, in Myanmar, the ongoingpolitical turmoil will affect the near-term outlook, but the market is expected to retain its long-term growth potential,especially in the infrastructure and industrial segments.

香港房地產市場即將迎來復甦？

兩年前，香港是全球第三大房地產市場，僅次於紐約和倫敦。然而，抗議活動和疫情的雙重挑戰卻為香港房地產市場帶來了沉重打擊。因此，上週，Yardi邀請專家們對香港的未來發展發表看法。.

香港房地產市場即將迎來復甦？

兩年前，香港是全球第三大房地產市場，僅次於紐約和倫敦。然而，抗議活動和疫情的雙重挑戰卻為香港房地產市場帶來了沉重打擊。因此，上週，Yardi邀請專家們對香港的未來發展發表看法。.

大衛格林-摩根, Real Capital Analytics亞太區董事總經理, 吳宗美, 牛津經濟研究院亞洲首席經濟學家兼Yardi區域總監, Bernie Devine 他們參加了Yardi 2021年高階主管簡報系列的第一期節目。以下是他們認為香港房地產市場即將反彈的原因。.

• 宏觀經濟指標呈現正態勢。

吳先生在雅迪的演講中向聽眾表示，在新冠疫情爆發之前，政治動盪就已經損害了香港經濟，2020年經濟萎縮了61兆至3兆美元。但牛津經濟研究院預測香港經濟將強勁復甦，2021年成長41兆至3兆美元，之後2025年每年成長2.51兆至3兆美元。德文補充道，所有宏觀經濟指標都預示著好轉，例如疫苗的推廣、零售業業績和失業率的逐步改善，以及香港健全的金融管治框架，這些都仍然是香港的競爭優勢所在。.

• 辦公室的坎坷歷程終於結束了。

吳先生強調，政治抗議對香港商業辦公室市場的影響比全球疫情更大。抗議期間辦公室價格下跌，但市場正在“觸底”，需求正在回升。格林-摩根對此表示贊同，並指出皇后大道99號73層摩天大樓近期達成的交易。, 中心, 這些價格與 2018 年的價格「基本持平」。.

“吳先生補充說：”不少跨國公司已將部分業務職能轉移至亞洲其他主要城市，例如新加坡和吉隆坡，但仍保留在香港的辦公室。“牛津經濟研究院預計金融業”將繼續蓬勃發展“，而科技行業雖然規模較小，但將成為強勁的增長引擎。香港仍然是「進出中國的門戶」。.

• 住宅區依然保持韌性

吳先生表示，雖然新冠疫情衝擊了勞動市場，目前失業人數高達713兆，但這並未影響房屋需求。這是為什麼呢？因為房屋市場的參與者大多來自金融和其他高收入產業，而這些產業受疫情衝擊較小。 「對香港真正產生影響的是抗議活動。事實上，從宏觀角度來看，新冠疫情對房價幾乎沒有影響。」德文指出。.

移民，尤其是持有英國國民（海外）護照的移民，是否會影響房地產市場？吳指出，這些移民大多年輕且流動性強，但資產並不富裕，不太可能購屋。同時，土地供應仍將“緊張——至少在未來幾年內”，吳補充道。.

• 重整零售業的風險與報酬

零售業的復甦可能需要一段時間，牛津經濟研究院預計不會重現2003年非典疫情後的強勁反彈。那十年標誌著零售業的黃金十年，也標誌著中國崛起為旅遊業的「主要力量」。吳先生警告說：“這種情況不會再次發生。”.

每年有超過80%的入境遊客來自中國內地，但中國內地奢侈品價格的下跌削弱了香港作為購物目的地的吸引力。吳先生補充說，旅遊業目前正處於「十字路口」。香港遊客數量的復甦將落後於週邊其他城市，這將導致零售業的「結構性變化」。.

儘管香港的租金位居世界前列，近年來收益率“極低”，但一些投資者開始押注中國旅遊業的復甦。 “這仍然是個未知數，”格林-摩根補充道，“但目前的價格已經足夠低，人們願意冒險一試。”.

• 香港依然強勁

“格林-摩根表示：「過去兩年對香港來說充滿挑戰，但投資者對香港的整體信心正在增強。」儘管近期有所下滑，「香港仍然是亞太地區乃至全球最具投資價值的城市之一」。.

香港過去十年的表現顯示，它是“世界上價格增長最強勁的市場之一”，在投資方面僅次於東京、首爾和上海。.

根據 Real Capital Analytics 的數據，2020 年最後一個季度，亞太地區房地產市場共投入了 503 億人民幣（$）。 Green-Morgan 解釋說，香港交易量年增 1,711 兆人民幣（171%），是「該地區整體表現如此出色的一個重要原因」。.

• 新一波資本浪潮即將到來

格林-摩根解釋說，房地產投資信託基金在2020年承受了“巨大壓力”，價格下跌了30-40%。雖然部分跌幅已經“收復”，但零售房地產投資信託基金“仍然遭受重創”。.

但香港和中國內地仍將是全球「主要參與者」和重要的資本來源地，僅2020年就有100億至4兆美元（100億人民幣）的中國內地和香港資本流出。我們的專家指出： 聯易房地產信託, 亞洲市值最大的房地產投資信託基金（REIT）只是眾多尋求優質資產的投資者的一個例子。.

格林-摩根解釋說，私募股權基金、退休基金和主權財富基金目前“資金雄厚”，並且都將目光投向了房地產領域。他表示，預計「未來將出現一些大型交易」。.

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• The aggregate performance of closed- and open-end real estate funds in the U.S. was strikingly similar in recent years, despite large differences in their strategic focus and the roles they play in institutional portfolios.
• How investors timed their commitments to closed-end funds, as well as how managers drew down and returned capital to investors, contributed toward money-weighted returns that were 2 percentage points higher than their equivalent time-weighted returns.
• Performance dispersion across closed-end funds created opportunity for investors able to select top-quartile managers, but even those making a large number of commitments potentially faced a wide range of portfolio returns.

• The aggregate performance of closed- and open-end real estate funds in the U.S. was strikingly similar in recent years, despite large differences in their strategic focus and the roles they play in institutional portfolios.
• How investors timed their commitments to closed-end funds, as well as how managers drew down and returned capital to investors, contributed toward money-weighted returns that were 2 percentage points higher than their equivalent time-weighted returns.
• Performance dispersion across closed-end funds created opportunity for investors able to select top-quartile managers, but even those making a large number of commitments potentially faced a wide range of portfolio returns.

To Read More visit: https://www.msci.com/www/blog-posts/open-vs-closed-end-real-estate/02413249714

With new demand continuing to be led by the technology sector, tightening vacancy to 5.0% from 5.2% in Q4 2020, Colliers recommend occupiers to lock in leases early as rents hit an inflection point. Owners should redevelop older properties into mixed-use developments to unlock value.

報告要點：

• CBD Grade A rents stabilised at SGD9.54 per sq ft (-0.3%QOQ) in Q1 2021, as net absorption turned positive after two consecutive quarters of contraction.
• New demand continued to be led bythe technology sector, tightening vacancy to 5.0% from 5.2% in Q4 2020.
• Total office or mixed office investment volumes rose 13.9% YOY to SGD850 million in Q1 2021, as confidence returned with the global vaccine roll-out. 

MANUFACTURING DRIVES INDUSTRIAL SECTOR REBOUND

• According to the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI), Singapore’s economy contracted by 2.4% year-on-year (y-o-y) in Q4 2020, bringing the total change in the overall economic growth in 2020 to a negative 5.4%. In a COVID-19 year, the resilient manufacturing sector played a huge role in cushioning the fallout on the economy, with substantial output expansions in the electronics, biomedical manufacturing and precision engineering clusters.

• Demand for electronics remains high due to the current global chip shortage. And with Singapore as a major manufacturer of semiconductors, chipmakers in the industrial sector may be compelled to expand existing facilities in order to increase output production.

• In March 2021, the Singapore Purchasing Manager’s Index (PMI) reported an expansion of 50.8, the highest since March 2019. The optimism among manufacturers prevailed in January and February where the PMI expanded by 50.7 and 50.5 respectively, indicating that the industrial sector is likely to see continued growth in 2021.

Recommendations and Insights 

We expect office rents and prices to remain under pressure in H1 2021 before bottoming out mid-year, followed by a more stable H2 before rebounding again from 2022 onwards, assuming that Covid is under control within the first half of 2021. We believe that now is a good time for buyers to explore opportunities in the strata-title office sector:

• End-users with long term real estate needs should explore acquisition options, as office prices and rents could rebound quickly in core locations once the market recovers.
• Investors pursuing office sector exposure in Hong Kong, but had previously found it too expensive, should seize this window of opportunity to enter the market.
• Investors looking for offices with smaller lumpsum transaction values should consider areas in Kowloon, which offers more options and attractive pricing.