Market Trends & Analysis

With pandemic concerns in the UK subsiding and practically all Covid restrictions being lifted, demand for housing in the UK capital London has risen as workers return to offices.

Australia, Japan and Singapore stand out as the top real estate investment locations in APAC, Build to Rent hit a record high in UK.

As we close out 2021, few countries have beaten the Australian property market in terms of residential price growth, with an average increase of over 22 per cent over the year.

China's developer defaults are causing distress in the housing market, whilst US and UK property continues to rise in various sectors.

China's Housing bubble at risk following the finances of Evergrande, while Australia office market stays resilient despite CBD vacancies.

Contrary to indicative inflationary factors, there is evidence for the stability of the real estate market in the West and Australia.

In order to combat rising house prices, drastic efforts have been made to catch up to exorbitant demand.

As house prices around the world continue to trend upward, the effects are being felt not just by home buyers, but also by homebuilders as well, albeit more positively.

This year, in the Economist Intelligence Unit’s ranking of the world’s most liveable cities, Australia and New Zealand take six of the top-10 spots.

Housing markets across the globe, particularly in richer countries, continued to gain, with the OECD's housing unaffordability surpassing 2008's levels, according to Bloomberg.

Investments in sustainable real estate assets have been growing steadily as they are increasingly being viewed as pandemic-resilient with the ability to generate stable returns.

Residential real estate markets in Perth and Singapore continue to heat up with a high demand causing residential property prices to soar to new highs.

Price discounts to some retail and hospitality real estate assets after a year of reduced business activities due to the pandemic has begun attracting fund managers and asset owners in Asia.