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Over the last quarter, more Asian countries embraced looser monetary policies. Together with the launch of quantitative easing in Europe, the widespread global easing (...)
Positive growth in the real estate sector returned in Q4 2014, with take-up in Grade-A office space bouncing back to 2011 levels of ~35 (...)
Commercial real estate investment in Australia ended 2014 on a high note, with $8.1bn invested over the quarter. This is a 27% increase on (...)
Positive growth in the real estate sector returned in Q4 2014, with take-up in Grade-A office space bouncing back to 2011 levels of ~35 (...)
Limited supply has been added to the Brisbane CBD market over the past two years. New supply in 2014, at less than 5,000 sq (...)
New supply of 113,679 sq m is estimated to have been added in 2014, which is a decline of 42% from the 196,965 sq (...)
Positive growth in the real estate sector returned in Q4 2014, with take-up in Grade-A office space bouncing back to 2011 levels of ~35 (...)
Positive growth in the real estate sector returned in Q4 2014, with take-up in Grade-A office space bouncing back to 2011 levels of ~35 (...)
Economic momentum in Asia Pacific was largely subdued in the third quarter. Most of the macroeconomic indicators released in Q3 showed disappointing growth, paving (...)
Transactions of private homes fell by 32% quarter-on-quarter (q-o-q) to 2,722 units in Q3. Primary sales took a larger hit in Q3, declining by (...)
The national economy decelerated over Q2 2014, with growth of 0.5% compared to 1.1% in Q1. The state economy recorded 1.2% growth in State (...)
Real estate investment activity in Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand came in at USD5.2bn in Q3, on par with the amount invested in Q2. In (...)
Thailand’s economy rebounded in Q2 with a 0.2% year-on-year (y-o-y) growth. GDP growth turned positive in the second quarter and was largely supported by (...)
Indonesia’s economic growth continued to slow in Q2 with year-on-year (y-o-y) growth of 5.1%, as investment and exports growth slowed. Despite political uncertainty surrounding (...)
Based on advanced estimates by the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI), the Singapore economy grew moderately by 2.4% year-on-year (y-o-y), and 1.2% quarter-on-quarter (...)
The national economy decelerated over Q2 2014, with growth of 0.5% compared to 1.1% in Q1. The Queensland economy recorded 0.4% growth in State (...)
Investment in Australian commercial real estate continues to soar, with $10.7bn invested in Q3 2014. As at the end of Q3, the year-to-date investment (...)
Vietnam’s GDP grew 6.2% year-on-year (y-o-y) in Q3 2014, bringing GDP growth for the first nine months of 2014 to 5.5%, compared to 5.1% (...)
The national economy decelerated over Q2 2014, with growth of 0.5% compared to 1.1% in Q1. This followed a strong start to the year (...)
The national economy decelerated over Q2 2014, with growth of 0.5% compared to 1.1% in Q1. Strong growth earlier in the year is attributed (...)
There has been a widely held view for some time that following a sustained period of weakness from 2011 to 2013, office tenant demand (...)
Transactions of private homes, increased by 55% quarter-on-quarter (q-o-q) in Q2 to 3,836 units. Sales in the primary market made up 60% of sales (...)
The Asia Pacific economy is recovering. A combination of faster export growth, higher domestic production and capital spending is boosting GDP. We expect GDP (...)
Against a backdrop of political uncertainty over the presidential elections in July, Indonesia’s economy expanded at a slower-than-expected year-on-year (y-o-y) growth rate of 5.2% (...)
Kolkata witnessed take-up of only 75,000 sq ft in Q2, representing a decrease of 46% q-o-q and 54% y-o-y. However, there are several space (...)
Market sentiment has clearly turned positive, which is reflected in the record levels that key stock indices have reached over the quarter. Expectations of (...)
Market sentiment has clearly turned positive, which is reflected in the record levels that key stock indices have reached over the quarter. Expectations of (...)
Market sentiment has clearly turned positive, which is reflected in the record levels that key stock indices have reached over the quarter. Expectations of (...)
Market sentiment has clearly turned positive, which is reflected in the record levels that key stock indices have reached over the quarter. Expectations of (...)
Market sentiment has clearly turned positive, which is reflected in the record levels that key stock indices have reached over the quarter. Expectations of (...)
Thailand’s economy contracted 0.6% year-on-year (y-o-y) in Q1. The economy weakened more than expected in the first quarter of this year as domestic activity (...)
After falling for two consecutive quarters, real estate investment in Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand grew 9.3% quarter-on-quarter (q-o-q) to USD4.8bn in Q2. This brought (...)
Market sentiment has clearly turned positive, which is reflected in the record levels that key stock indices have reached over the quarter. Expectations of (...)
In reflection of the overall attractiveness of Australian commercial real estate, investment activity picked up in Q2 2014. Total investment volume was recorded at (...)
The Malaysian economy registered strong growth of 6.2% in Q1, driven by a stronger expansion in domestic demand and a turnaround in net exports. (...)
Asia Pacific started 2014 on a softer note. Many of the headline economic indicators in Q1 suggested disappointing growth across the Asia Pacific Economists (...)
Indonesia’s economic growth for 2013 was registered at 5.8%, falling in line with, and at the upper end of the previous estimate of 5.5%-5.9% (...)
The domestic economic environment remained challenging in Q1, with the latest GDP data indicating modest growth rate of 4.7% in Q4. Inflationary pressure, though (...)
The domestic economic environment remained challenging in Q1, with the latest GDP data indicating modest growth rate of 4.7% in Q4. Inflationary pressure, though (...)
The domestic economic environment remained challenging in Q1, with the latest GDP data indicating modest growth rate of 4.7% in Q4. Inflationary pressure, though (...)
Thailand’s economy slowed for the fourth consecutive quarter in Q4 2013, growing 0.6% year-on-year (y-o-y), down from the 2.7% growth in Q3. The political (...)
Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) has widened its 2014 economic growth forecast from 5%-5.5% to 4.5%-5.5% to reflect heightened global uncertainties. BNM maintained the Overnight (...)
The domestic economic environment remained challenging in Q1, with the latest GDP data indicating modest growth rate of 4.7% in Q4. Inflationary pressure, though (...)
The domestic economic environment remained challenging in Q1, with the latest GDP data indicating modest growth rate of 4.7% in Q4. Inflationary pressure, though (...)
After falling by close to 60% quarter-on-quarter (q-o-q) in Q4 2013, real estate investment activity in Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand fell by a further (...)
Economic growth in Vietnam reached about 5.0% in Q1 while inflation came in at only 4.8%, the lowest in the past 10 years. The (...)
Based on advanced estimates by the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI), the Singapore economy grew by 5.1% year-on-year (y-o-y) and 0.1% quarter-on-quarter (q-o-q) (...)
National economic growth surprised on the upside in Q4 2013, recording 0.8% growth for the quarter. This is an improvement on previous quarters, which (...)
National economic growth surprised on the upside in Q4 2013, recording 0.8% growth for the quarter. This is an improvement on previous quarters, which (...)
The domestic economic environment remained challenging in Q1, with the latest GDP data indicating modest growth rate of 4.7% in Q4. Inflationary pressure, though (...)
The domestic economic environment remained challenging in Q1, with the latest GDP data indicating modest growth rate of 4.7% in Q4. Inflationary pressure, though (...)
National economic growth surprised on the upside in Q4 2013, recording 0.8% growth for the quarter. This is an improvement on previous quarters, which (...)
A flurry of deals late in the quarter ensured that although the volume of investment in Australian commercial real was down quarter-on-quarter (q-o-q), (...)
Occupiers have turned more cautious on immediate growth plans as a result of moderate economic growth last year and negative investor sentiment. However, they (...)
In 2013, buying activity in the residential property market was weaker than 2012, especially in H2 2013, after the implementation of the Total Debt (...)
In light of the imminent start of US tapering and renewed financial market volatility in recent months, economists have become more cautious about Asia’s (...)
The overall take-up activity in malls in Q4 2013 was lower than Q3 2013 and was largely concentrated in newly opened malls. High-street in (...)
The GDP growth forecast for 2013 was maintained at 5.5%-5.9%. Bank Indonesia (BI) raised its benchmark interest rate (BI rate) by 25 basis points (...)
Thailand’s economic growth fell for the third consecutive quarter in Q3 to 2.7% year-on-year (y-o-y) from 2.9% y-o-y in Q2. Weak domestic consumption and (...)
The Singapore economy expanded by 4.4% year-on-year (y-o-y) in Q4, bringing full-year growth to 3.7%, an improvement over 2012’s growth of 1.3%. While domestic (...)
Amidst the uncertainty over the strength of the global economic recovery in 2014 and rising cost, Malaysia is still a bright spot for business (...)
Economic growth in Vietnam reached 5.42% for 2013 after the 6.04% improvement in Q4 (year-on-year). Foreign direct investments (FDI) increased during the year, but (...)
Economic sentiment has improved markedly, with risk aversion no longer in focus. In fact, the outlook has now improved so much that many central (...)
Sales volume in both the primary and secondary markets declined in Q3, with primary home sales registering a larger quarter-on-quarter (q-o-q) fall of 52.8%. (...)
An increase in tenant activity was witnessed in Q3 2013 as long-standing growth plans of several domestic and international retailers were finally acted upon. (...)
We are pleased to release the 2013-2014 Asia Pacific edition of our ‘Property Investment Guide’. The guide provides an overview of the framework for property (...)
Economic growth in Indonesia continued to decelerate, against the backdrop of sluggish recovery in the global economies. Inflationary pressures remained high and are expected (...)
Retail leasing activity continued to be subdued in Q2 2013, as most retailers remained cautious due to the weak economic conditions that are currently (...)
Commercial investment volumes in Asia Pacific declined by 25% in Q1 compared to the previous quarter. However, this followed an exceptional Q4 – the (...)