Singapore office rent set to post biggest gain in four years

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The status of office rental for 2014, and outlook for 2015...

Singapore office rent set to post biggest gain in four years

SINGAPORE — Singapore’s prime office rents are set to post their biggest increase in at least four years in 2014, and may extend gains this year in a supply-constrained market.

The office rent index for prime areas rose 8.7 per cent in the first nine months of last year, heading for its largest gain since 2010, when it was up 12 per cent, according to data from the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA).

A limited supply of new prime office space over the past two years, compared with demand from companies seeking central office locations, may push last year’s rental increase as high as 14 per cent, according to real estate broker Savills. The same restricted supply will probably prevail this year and next, even if demand cools a little as the economy slows.

“Going into 2015, demand would almost match supply for prime office space, making the office market fundamentally sound,” said Mr Alan Cheong, a Singapore-based director at Savills. He said landlords are in a strong position to resist demands for lower rents due to the limited amount of new space available this year and next.

About 1.15 million square feet of new office space will come on stream this year, compared with 1.87 million square feet last year, said Ms Alice Tan, the director of consultancy and research at real estate brokers Knight Frank. Marina Bay Financial Centre, which held its grand opening in May 2013, has about 3 million square feet of office space in three towers.
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http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/sin...four-years
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on a related note...

Tight supply rather than demand driving up office rents
JLL's average Prime Grade A CBD office rent up 19.8% in 2014, double 2013's gain; 7% rise seen in 2015

By Kalpana Rashiwala kalpana@sph.com.sg @KalpanaBT@KalpanaBT
24 Nov 5:50 AM
Singapore

SINGAPORE office rents have continued to rise this quarter, taking the full-year growth past that for last year, amid shrinking vacancies. (see infographic)

CBD office rents are projected to continue climbing in 2015, albeit at a slower clip in the choicest segment. While the current landlord's market is set to continue next year, there is an air of caution among office-leasing agents.

"We are slightly concerned that the market performance appears to have been driven more by the tightness of availability rather than an abundance of demand," said CBRE executive director (office services) Moray Armstrong...

http://businesstimes.com.sg/real-estate/...fice-rents
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#3
not as expensive as some other Asian cities though...

http://businesstimes.com.sg/real-estate/...bre-report

Singapore's office spaces world's 14th most expensive: CBRE report
By Chan Yi Wen yiwenc@sph.com.sg@ChanYiWenBT
5 Jan1:45 PM

AS at Q3 2014, Singapore's office spaces were the 14th most expensive in the world, according to CBRE Research's biannual Global Prime Office Occupancy Costs survey.

At US$113 per square foot (psf), Singapore's office spaces are relatively more affordable than its Asian counterparts.

Ranked second most expensive, Hong Kong Central's office space stood at US$251 psf, while Beijing's Finance Street and central business district (CBD), ranked third and fourth respectively, cost US$198 psf and US$189 psf....
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