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The destination office marks the new return to work normal

Cushman & Wakefield’s new 11,400-sqft office exudes the same vibe as Singapore’s best bars. 

The destination office marks the new return to work normal

Cushman & Wakefield’s new 11,400-sqft office exudes the same vibe as Singapore’s best bars. 

Who benefits and how: Cooling measures stir Singapore real estate

After the imposition of a higher ABSD, residential property investment sales declined to 33.4%.

Cooling measures gloom Singapore’s private residential market outlook

Private residential transactions may decline up to 29% YoY in 2022.

Singapore developers may shift focus to smaller plots of land with recent tax changes: KPMG

The government increased stamp duties for property buyers by 5-15 percentage points.

Japanese businesses rely on properties to mitigate financial woes

They are selling their realties or converting their real estate into business assets.

Why tech giants want their office space and what does this mean for the real estate industry

The tech industry accounted for 40% of the demand for office space, up from 20% in 2019.

No one size fits all: Firms turn to experience as they fit out spaces in the permanent hybrid setup

Cushman & Wakefield said modern workplaces will see variations of hybrid fit-out, either simple or complex.

APAC to sustain growth in commercial real estate investment in 2022: CBRE 

CBRE sees a 5% to 10% growth in total transaction volumes this year.  

Flight-to-quality: Firms reconfigure to smaller but better spaces

Knight Frank also expects rents to increase 3% to 5% this year.

Capital raised by REITs could top $20b in the Asia Pacific in 2022: APREA

This as investors become more comfortable with REITs and more industrial portfolios gets listed.

Office property market to recover despite high vacancy rates

Analysts expect it to enter the last phase of its down-cycle.

Emerging markets lead REIT performance in APAC: APREA

The Philippines is set to become the REIT IPO hotspot in the region this 2021.

Philippine retailers struggling to rightsize as logistics takes off: JLL

This is following the rise of e-commerce-use amidst long lockdowns throughout the country.

Sinar Mas Land’s ‘Moving Quickly’ a big hit among millennials

The company also saw a spike in interest for high-end projects Nava Park and The Zora.

Flexibility and technology to drive a doubling in leasing activity: Colliers

These are necessary to understand the changes needed in the workplace.

Not everybody can win in Thai real estate: Savills

Discounts and promos played a major part in keeping the market steady.