Asia Pacific | The Property Chronicle

Beyond Tokyo

by Tetsuya Kaneko | Oct 5, 2022 | Investor's Notebook, zOurWriters2

A look at the transformation of Japan’s major regional cities. Overall, demand in the office markets in Japan looks to have plateaued for now, with contracted rents remaining flattish or weakening slightly. The office market is still suffering somewhat from the...

Why Japan attracts international capital

by Tetsuya Kaneko | Sep 21, 2022 | Golden Oldie, Head Of Research

A stable market is at the root of its appeal. Originally published September 2021. Japan’s relative stability and favourable funding conditions continue to attract international capital. This trend is even more apparent in the increasing uncertainty in the world due...

Singapore REITs Monthly Analysis

by Kenny Loh | Aug 15, 2022 | The Analyst

FTSE ST Real Estate Investment Trusts (FTSE ST REIT Index) decreased from 807.47 to 828.74 (2.63%) compared to last month’s update. The REIT Index has reversed to a short-term uptrend, with the 20-day and 50-day Simple Moving Average (20 SMA and 50 SMA) now...

Shanty towns and eviction riots

by Helen Dinmore | Jul 27, 2022 | The Professor, zLead Article, zNewsletter

The radical history of Australia’s property market. Skyrocketing property prices and an impossible rental market have seen growing numbers of Australians struggling to find a place to live. Recent images of families pitching tents or living out of cars evoke some...

Shinzo Abe’s killing: the history of political violence in Japan

by Hugo Dobson and Kristian Magnus Hauken | Jul 14, 2022 | The Historian, zEditor's pick

Our reaction upon hearing the news of the shooting of former prime minister Shinzo Abe was one of shock and incredulity in equal measure. What followed was a frenzy of trying to piece news reports and gossip together to make sense of events, until his eventual death...