Chinese tech firms to alleviate consolidation of office spaces

Firms are nonetheless evaluating their long-term actual property area necessities.

Workplace property exercise could also be revived as Chinese language know-how firms acquire entry and increase in Singapore, in keeping with OCBC.

The agency mentioned Chinese language know-how getting into Singapore market may alleviate some stress from the consolidation of workplace areas by firms amidst the work-from-home pattern.

Nonetheless, the present scenario stays extremely unlikely as a result of corporates nonetheless evaluating their long-term actual property wants.

In the meantime, Singapore’s residential market continues to shine via its resilience.

The City Redevelopment Authority mentioned costs of personal residential properties rose by 2.2% in 2020 regardless of the 5.8% contraction in its actual gross home product.

OCBC expects Singapore costs to rise between 2%-4% in 2021, underpinned by a gradual restoration within the area, a recovering labour market, the low mortgage charge atmosphere, potential return of international consumers and better anticipated building prices as a result of Covid-19, with some prices anticipated to be handed via within the type of greater costs.