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Hong Kong's business centre sector expands in August

Compass Offices and Regus both expanded their spaces recently.

Seoul sees robust office occupier demand, investment sentiment in Q2

All major submarkets in the city recorded positive net absorption during the quarter.

Adelaide offices’ net absorption records first positive quarter since 1Q20

Net absorption hit 1,800sqm in the second quarter of 2021.

What’s driving office occupier demand in Vietnam?

Large transactions of up to 1,000sqm are keeping the market alive.

Melbourne CBD office rents drop for the fifth consecutive quarter

Prime net effective rents fell 2.7% in the second quarter of 2021.

Tokyo’s Grade A office rents take a hit from pandemic woes, new office supply

Rents in the Tokyo central five wards fell 1.7% in Q2 2021. 

Why work-from-home setups won’t significantly impact Hong Kong’s office markets 

Savills says Hong Kong’s “notoriously cramped housing” counts against the WFH model. 

Back in the game: Singapore office investment sales rebound in Q2

Investment in the sector rose significantly by 75.7% to S$1.7 billion. 

3 new office buildings to watch out for in Osaka

The Osaka Umeda Twin Towers South will lead the supply throughout 2022.

Japanese office rents in regional cities faring better than in Tokyo 

Rents in Tokyo dropped 6.5% while Osaka and Nagoya recorded only 2.2% and 0.6% declines, respectively.

Singapore prime office occupancy rate rises for the first time since COVID hit

Occupancy rate in the Raffles Place / Marina Bay precinct reached 94.3% in Q2.

Australia’s office leasing markets show signs of recovery in Q2

One of the demand drivers were tenants seeking small spaces of less than 1,000sqm.

APAC office rental declines in Q2

The APAC Prime Office Rental Index declined by just 0.8% despite Delta variant outbreaks.

Hong Kong office take up records first positive quarter since 2018

Quarterly net-take up in the CBD rebounded to 6,350 sqm in Q2, the first positive quarter since Q2 2018.