Commercial Property

APAC office prices up 1.7% in 2018
22 Jun 18
Hong Kong prime offices are the world's most expensive at US$306.57 per sqft per annum.
Chart of the Day: See how Singapore's office tenant mix changed in 13 years
22 Jun 18
Tenants from financials used to dominate with 47% market share but now comprise 21% of the pie.
Office take-up rate in Q1 alone beats 2017 record
21 Jun 18
Net take-up is at 6% so far, higher than the 2-3% rates recorded in 2017.
Singapore's pool of foreign properties is now the largest in Asia
20 Jun 18
Strong cross-border capital flows drove overall commercial real estate investment activity to rise 16% YoY to $11.5b.
Singapore's Ho Bee Land buys London Grade A office tower for $1.16b
17 Jun 18
The property, Ropemaker Place, is 21 stories high and 602,000 sqft large.
Chart of the Day: Startups embracing co-working spaces could save as much as $4,000
15 Jun 18
An average hot desk costs $489 monthly.
Park House sold for record $2,910 psf ppr
14 Jun 18
The sale exceeded the Hampton Court collective sale site which went for $2,526 psf ppr.
Keppel completes $298.9m Sunview Way property acquisition
13 Jun 18
It was bought $3.8m higher than the original price.
80% of Paya Lebar Quarter already pre-leased
12 Jun 18
Great Eastern is its latest tenant that will be leasing 125,000 sqft at Tower 3.
Singapore's co-working boom has no end in sight
9 Jun 18
There are around 110-120 operating flexible workspace centres islandwide, and leasing demand is poised to hit 550,000 square feet in 2018....
Singapore to buoy investment woes from dropped HSR project
7 Jun 18
Sector recovery and high GDP will still help property market growth, Colliers International said.
Chart of the Day: Will hospitality REITs recover in the next 2 years?
7 Jun 18
Distribution per unit is expected to grow 4%.
Daily Briefing: WeWork eyes more flex work spaces in Singapore; Singapore to benefit from buyout fever in SEA
7 Jun 18
And here's a crypto exchange that is putting everything on the blockchain.
Singapore's flexible office market jumped 17%
7 Jun 18
Average desk rates hit $558.
Ascendas-Singbridge and Temasek co-invest $400m in Indian industrial assets
6 Jun 18
They launched a programme that aims to buy 15 million sqft of space.
APAC Realty buys $72.8m Toa Payoh property as HQ
6 Jun 18
The property will have training theatres, a premium VIP lounge, and more office spaces.
Freehold Katong Plaza up for collective sale at $188m
5 Jun 18
The expected price translates to $1,969 per square foot per plot ratio.
Perennial Real Estate Holdings raises stake in Xi'an mixed-use medical hub for $18.8m
5 Jun 18
The development of the hub’s second hub is set to end by 2020.
Daily Briefing: Singapore to return 1MDB funds; 5 best-performing real estate firms gained 7%
1 Jun 18
And Singapore's JustCo is looking to buy firms to achieve its goal of 100 centres by 2020.
S-REITs raised $4b YTD amidst acquisition fever
31 May 18
But large deals are expected to be rarer and reduce yields to at least 3%.
JTC to launch three industrial sites for sale
30 May 18
One site in Bradell Road will be tendered starting $18m.
First Sponsor sells Chengdu property for $97m
30 May 18
The property sale includes parts of a 29-storey building with 7 retail spaces.
Daily Briefing: Genting Singapore could be largest casualty of scrapped HSR project; Talent crunch stifles fintech boom
30 May 18
And here’s what should know about Manulife US REIT’s Q1 earnings results.
Weak outlook in China could hit Keppel's strongest unit
29 May 18
Property launches have been pushed into 2020, lifting earnings from China by 30%.
Far East Hospitality joint venture buys upcoming Japanese hotel for $100.5m
29 May 18
It will be branded under a Far East Hospitality hotel brand.
Keppel looks to gain $114m from sale of Beijing prime site
28 May 18
It granted CBD Ather Center an option to buy 51% of the holding firm for $375.5m.
Industrial leasehold prices plunged to 5-year lows in Q1
27 May 18
Prices for 30-year leasehold properties declined 3% in 3 years.
Desker Road shophouse units to be put up for auction
25 May 18
It is a 2.5-storey corner unit with a mix of F&B and hotel units.
Three Liang Seah shophouses up for grabs at $30m
24 May 18
They are between Bugis Junction and South Beach.
House of Tan Yeok Nee up for sale at $93m
24 May 18
It is the last-standing mansion built by Teochew tycoons in the 19th century.
Fundraising for acquisitions slashed S-REITs' distribution per unit by 2.6%
23 May 18
Acquisitions have boosted S-REITs' secondary equity offerings to $2.1b.
Tuas South Link 3 site sold for $2.04m
23 May 18
The tender for the site concluded with one bid.
GIC enters joint venture to buy Los Angeles office campuses
23 May 18
It bought Water’s Edge and Playa Jefferson, which are both in Playa Vista.
Can Keppel's Saigon project repeat Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-City's success?
22 May 18
Saigon Sports City could enjoy faster turnaround time and a greater focus on smart precincts, an analyst said.
Ascendas India Trust buys 2 buildings in Hyderabad for $270m
21 May 18
One building will be completed by 2019 whilst the other is already 98% leased to Amazon.
Chart of the Day: CBD office supply to fall to 700,000 sqft between 2018-2020
21 May 18
This is expected to boost occupancy amidst a strong economic outlook.
Singapore's real estate investment in Australia ballooned 141% to US$3.5b
20 May 18
Singaporean investors are attracted to the country's proximity, lease structures, and market transparency that investments quadrupled in...
Capitaland to pay $569.6m for major stake in Frankfurt property
18 May 18
Analysts weigh in on the effects of the company's exposure in the German market.
Chart of the Day: More tenants pre-commit to rent office buildings
18 May 18
Marina One enjoyed the largest pre-committed space of 1.3 million sqft, equivalent to 70% of the property.
Big Box in Jurong East Regional Centre put up for sale
17 May 18
It has a gross floor area of 1,400,000 sqft, making it one of the largest ramp-up warehouses up for sale in recent years.

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