Grade A office average rents registered its first increase after four consecutive quarters of decline
But while the numbers are compelling, landlords and investors should ask themselves a critical question before jumping at the next conversion opportunity
Tier 2 and 3 cities could return to the investor spotlight and become cities to lookout for in the next few quarters.
Have the Shanghai cooling measures introduced one year ago achieved the desired result?
"Even though a number of cities have adopted the new auction format, local governments are unlikely to find any relief in controlling fast-rising home prices."
Chinese investment in the overseas property markets hit new heights in 2016.
At the tail end of Q1 2016, tighter restrictions on house purchases were introduced to first-tier cities in Shanghai and Shenzen in an attemot to curb speculative investment. In spite of the continued growing sales prices, we are not likely to see these restrictions occur in Beijing's residential property market.
On the back of stimulation policies by the government, followed by the loosening of housing loans and cutting of interest rates five times this year, Beijing’s mass-residential market remained positive in the last quarter of 2015.
JLL report reveals seven of the 10 most attractive cities for luxury retail are in Asia Pacific
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