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Insights • Office
APAC Office Outlook 2023 Greater China
As has been the case since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Asia Pacific office market continues to demonstrate its resilience. Fully 153 million square feet (msf) of office space has been absorbed across the region’s top 25 markets since the end of 2019, with 47msf of that occurring in the first nine months of 2022. Indeed, Asia Pacific continues to be the only region to record consecutive quarters of positive net absorption throughout the pandemic.
Research • Retail
Main Streets Across The World 2022
Almost three years after the onset of the global pandemic, the retail industry has been through one the biggest stress tests imaginable, but best-in-class real estate has remained robust — and even emerged stronger in some markets.
Dominic Brown • 22/11/2022
Research • Investment / Capital Markets
Life Sciences: Changing the Genetics of China's Commercial Real Estate
The life sciences industry, as one of China's strategic emerging industries, has witnessed tremendous growth over recent years.
Shaun Brodie • 08/07/2022
Research • Residential
China Residential Market Report 2021
Investment in real estate development for the year increased by 4.4% y-o-y, down 2.6 percentage points on the performance in 2020, while residential investment rose by 6.4% y-o-y, down 1.2 percentage points on the prior year.
Research • Policy
Interpreting China’s Pilot Real Estate Tax Reform
China’s National People's Congress (NPC) declared a significant revision to the country’s taxation code at its October 2021 session, with the announcement that it had authorized the State Council to enact pilot real estate tax reforms in selected areas nationwide.
Sabrina Wei • 07/12/2021
Research • Sustainability
Healthy Residential Buildings in China
As much as 60% of our time is expended at home during the day, and that’s not allowing for the one-third of our time devoted to sleeping at night. With this amount of time spent at home, it is not surprising that people are becoming concerned about how healthy their living accommodation is.
Research • Sustainability
Climate change today is the result of human-activity-induced greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and changes in global weather patterns.
Research • Topical Report
Interpreting China’s Seventh National Population Census
China’s once-a-decade national population census is a formidable undertaking designed to reveal the makeup of the world’s most populous nation. The data it generates –- including ages, occupations, residency status and education levels –- is a prized commodity for central government, informing policy and processes for the years ahead.
Sabrina Wei • 07/06/2021
Research • Policy
Beijing Free Trade Zone Policy Report Synopsis
China’s State Council announced official plans for a new pilot Free Trade Zone (FTZ) in Beijing in September 2020, with the publication of the Overall Plan for China (Beijing) Pilot Free Trade Zone notice.
Sabrina Wei • 24/03/2021
Research • Policy
Interpretation of Real Estate Policies in the China Government Work Report
China’s ‘Two Sessions’ gathering for 2021 commenced on March 4, with the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and the National People’s Congress (NPC) meetings also marking the start of the 14th Five-Year Plan (FYP) period.
Research • Policy
China’s New Infrastructure initiative is an ambitious new central government policy designed to channel large-scale investment into high-tech industry sectors, with the objective of kickstarting the nation’s economic growth and boosting future job creation.
Research • Sustainability
Climate change is undeniably one of the principal threats we are faced with today, no matter where we live, work and play on this planet. The signs of climate change are clear. According to NASA, over the last 100 years, the average global temperature has increased by 1.1 degrees centigrade.