Search our insights
insights • professional services
Five signals we're watching for Living
Five economic signals will shape Living’s next phase: inflation, employment and wages, construction costs, government policy, and demographics and migration. Read how they interact through one equation, income growth minus cost growth valued at the prevailing cost of capital, and why the markets to back are those where the signals align.
Heron Lim • November 03, 2026
insights • professional services
APAC Living ambitions face a higher cost of capitalAPAC investors plan to deploy an estimated US$33.2 billion into Living, but rising rates are testing pricing and development feasibility. With few institutional portfolios available outside Japan, access to income-producing assets increasingly depends on development and local partnerships.
Josh Rose-Nokes • November 03, 2026
insights
The Power Shift: How Regulation Is Reshaping APAC Data Centre DevelopmentThe first phase of data centre competition focused heavily on securing power. The next will increasingly depend on navigating the policies and regulatory frameworks that determine access to it.
October 27, 2026
article
Commentary on JTC Q3 2026 StatsOverall industrial demand remains resilient supporting continued rental and price growth in Q3 2026.
Xian Wong • October 27, 2026
article
COMMENTS ON URA REAL ESTATE STATISTICS FOR Q3 2026While private residential prices continue to rise, buyers have become more cautious amid ongoing macroeconomic uncertainty. With sellers holding firm on asking prices, transaction volumes may stay tempered even as prices continue to edge up.
Xian Wong • October 26, 2026
marketbeat
Industrial MarketBeat ReportConventional factory rents led industrial rental growth in Q3 2026 with 0.6% qoq, while high-tech rents rose by 0.3% qoq as vacancy rates continued to decline.
Xian Wong • October 13, 2026
marketbeat
Singapore MarketBeatCushman & Wakefield MarketBeat reports analyze quarterly economic and commercial real estate activity including supply, demand and pricing trends at the market and submarket levels.
Xian Wong • October 13, 2026
marketbeat • investment / capital markets
Investment MarketBeat ReportTotal investment sales volumes moderated to $9.1 billion in Q3 2026, bringing 2026 YTD transaction volumes to $44.3 billion, already surpassing 2025's full-year total and keeping the market on track for a record year.
Xian Wong • October 13, 2026
marketbeat
Retail MarketBeat ReportPrime retail rents in Other City Areas recorded growth of 0.7% qoq in Q3 2026, compared with 0.3% qoq both in Orchard and Suburban. A relatively constrained supply pipeline will continue to support rental resilience.
Xian Wong • October 13, 2026
marketbeat
Office MarketBeat ReportCBD Grade A office rents grew 1.0% qoq in Q3 2026 as limited supply drove vacancy down to 3.9%. Grade A full-year rental growth remains on track to reach 4.0%-5.0% yoy.
Xian Wong • October 13, 2026
research
AI Impact on Singapore's Office Market: Four Future Scenarios for Commercial Real EstateFour Future Scenarios for Commercial Real Estate
September 15, 2026
research
Singapore AI Impact BarometerSingapore’s first data-led view of AI’s impact on industries and commercial real estate, helping clients stay ahead of change and uncover opportunity
August 06, 2026
