Asia Pacific Office Market Overview - October 2009
Amid the gradual improvement of global economic fundamentals, the office market in the region also showed further encouraging signs of recovery during 3Q2009.

Global Office Real Estate Review Mid Year 2009
Despite signs the global economic downturn is beginning to subside, office markets around the world again posted decidedly weaker results at mid-year compared with six months prior.

Asia Pacific Office Market Overview - July 2009
Notwithstanding the encouraging sales activities in the various centres of the region, office rentals remained weak as most companies in the private sector remained cautious about costs and sceptical about their business growth.

Shadow Space Explained
Against the backdrop of deteriorating economic conditions, many companies have taken to either scaling down or shelving expansion plans. These have contributed to excess space and companies are looking to sublet or assign their excess space in order to defray operating costs.

Asia Pacific Office Market Overview - May 2009
The knock-on impact on the global economy continued to take its toll in the regional office real estate markets in 1Q2009. The volume of import/exports and investment in the private sector continued to see further consolidation.

Global Office Real Estate Review 2009
Office markets around the world posted decidedly weaker results at year-end compared with just six months prior. All regions of the world are now experiencing recession, or recessionary like conditions and as a result demand for office space is substantially reduced.

Asia Pacific Office Market Overview - January 2009
Dramatic retreat of new demand and the fact that a number of existing office occupiers have streamlined their workforce and reduced their recurrent outgoings to levels within comfortable limits, the office market in the region saw significant slowdown in 4Q2008.

Asia Pacific Office Market Overview - October 2008
With the overall vacancy rate staying below its historical average and the exceptional performance of individual cities, average office rentals in the region managed to grow 2.0% QoQ in 3Q 2008.

Global Office Real Estate Review Mid Year 2008
Despite the year long volatility shown in financial markets around the world, many office markets continue to post solid fundamentals. While demand for office space was below the record pace witnessed for much of 2005-2007, the first half of 2008 was back to trend in many markets.

Asia Pacific Office Market Overview - July 2008
Office rentals might potentially edge up further over the next 12 months but the overall growth pace is expected to be limited by the expected slowdown on the demand side.

Asia Pacific Office Market Overview - April 2008
The lingering effect attributed to the sub-prime mortgage problem in the US continued to be the key challenge in the global environment, but the performance of the office market in the region remained positive.

Global Office Real Estate Review 2008
Office space is still in high demand for most regions. The velocity of both declining vacancies and higher rents, however, is down from six months ago as several key financial centers are beginning to feel the effects of the global credit crunch.

Asia Pacific Office Market Overview - January 2008
Despite the turbulence in the financial markets created by the US subprime-mortgage, the office market in the region remained relatively firm. Average prime office rental continued to edge up by 3.6% quarter-on-quarter during 4Q 2007.

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