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Q3 2023 Singapore Figures report provides the latest commentary and data on net absorption, rents, vacancy, supply and other key metrics in Singapore's office, business parks, retail, residential and industrial markets, along with an analysis of real estate investment activity.
Executive Summary
Office: Year-to-date, Core CBD (Grade A) rents have increased by 1.3% in 2023. There was positive net absorption of 0.11 mil sq. ft., as compared to a more modest level of 0.03 mil sq. ft. in H1 2023.
Business Parks: Demand for business parks continued to moderate as leasing sentiment turned cautious. Rest of Island rents registered its first quarter of decline since Q1 2021.
Retail: Prime islandwide retail rents rose at a faster clip in Q3 2023 (1.4% q-o-q), compared to 0.8% q-o-q in Q2 2023.
Residential: New home sales slowed despite a larger number of new projects and units launched. Following the fall in overall private housing prices in Q2 2023, prices rebounded.
Industrial: Despite the economic headwinds, prime logistics rents have grown by 11.7% year-to-date, as limited supply of prime logistics space was met with strong leasing demand.
Investment: Preliminary real estate investment volumes in Singapore for Q3 2023 surged 93.4% q-o-q (-13.5% y-o-y) to $7.044 bn, mainly on public (mostly residential) land sales. Excluding these sites, investment volumes would be down marginally by 2.5% q-o-q.
This report was originally published in https://www.cbre.com.sg/insights/figures/singapore-figures-q3-2023
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Hong Kong and Japan stood out as the fourth and fifth largest source of cross-border capital, spending USD 6,508 million and USD 5,151 million respectively in the first half of this year.
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Download the Report Read MoreOffice: Office leasing volume slightly improved on a q-o-q basis but most deals involved renewals, relocations, and consolidations. All markets tracked by CBRE (except Seoul) saw vacancy increase over the quarter. Rents were flat despite solid growth in Sydney, Perth, Seoul and selected micro-markets in major cities of India.
Retail: Retail leasing activity continued to recover as retailers stayed cautiously optimistic. Site inspections by retailers rose to their highest levels in June since surveys began, thanks to resilient upgrading demand and requirements from new market entrants. Occupancy in core retail districts gradually recovered over the period, pushing up rents by 0.2% q-o-q.
Logistics: Subdued regional export demand, slowing manufacturing activity and weak e-commerce growth strained logistics leasing demand. New supply remained elevated while rents increased by 1.1% q-o-q, marking a second consecutive quarter of weaker growth.
Investment: With interest rates yet to reach their peak and property yield expansion insufficient to reflect the rising cost of finance, investment volume contracted by 37% y-o-y to US$19.2 billion. Cross-border investment volume totalled just US$4.1 billion. Negative carry continued to make investors hesitant to invest in Asia Pacific commercial real estate.
This report was originally published in https://www.cbre.com/insights/figures/asia-pacific-figure
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