Market Outlook

Around the middle of the last century, independent India began a fresh journey with a goal of developing its vast human capital and maximizing its resources. From being a predominantly agrarian economy at that stage, India too a plunge to develop its secondary sector, which propelled urbanization. New urban centres were created, and population began to grow in these centres.

The real estate sector in India is a significant contributor to the country’s overall GDP as well as employment. Given the significant forward and backward linkages that the sector shares with the rest of the economy, investment in the sector has had a significant impact on the entire economy. Since the sector opened its doors for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in India in 2005...

In May, office tenants were generally taking a cautious market view and were withholding their leasing decisions amid escalating Sino-US trade war and the recent local political tensions. With leasing momentum continuing to weaken, Grade-A office rents in Central fell slightly by 1.0% month on month to HK$160 per sq ft. Transaction volume in the area was also impacted, with most of the deals recorded in the small or mid-scale level of below 15,000 sq ft.

Colliers expects demand from flexible workspace operators to rise to 10% of total office space until 2022. However, relative to other major cities, Tokyo’s...