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The dynamics of Pacific Rim office property

by Robbie Lin | Mar 31, 2021 | The Analyst, zLead Article, zOurWriters2

Although the covid pandemic has had a major impact on the Pacific Rim office markets, Real Capital Analytics reports show that considerable regional real estate investment attention has focused on the traditional office sector in recent years. Within a Pacific Rim...

Confessions of a valuer, chapter 13: War! Planet of the Apes style

by Norman Harker | Mar 24, 2021 | Investor's Notebook, zLead Article, zOurWriters1

In this very special series of exclusive articles for the Property Chronicle, Australian property legend Norman Harker reflects on his extraordinary 50-year life in real estate. He will pull no punches partly because, as he freely admits, Norman has a limited life...

Midnight train to Beijing – lessons from China’s high-speed rail

by Martin Schwarzburg | Mar 23, 2021 | The Analyst, zLead Article, zNewsletter

“A railroad station? That was sort of a primitive airport, only you didn’t have to take a cab 20 miles out of town to reach it.” Reading through a recent Economist article discussing the runaway success of the Chinese high-speed rail network, I recalled this...

The performance of Pacific Rim build-to-rent

by Robbie Lin | Mar 11, 2021 | The Professor, zNewsletter

The prevailing build-to-rent (BTR) model has been seen in various jurisdictions across the US, UK, Canada, Japan, Australia and Singapore in recent years. This unique format has been modelled as ‘multi-family real estate investment trusts (REITs)’ or ‘apartment...

Singapore REITs – monthly update

by Kenny Loh | Mar 11, 2021 | The Analyst, zLead Article, zOurWriters2

FTSE ST Real Estate Investment Trusts (FTSE ST REIT Index) decreased from 877.59 to 826.65 (-5.80%) compared with last month’s update. Currently the Singapore REIT index is moving sideways after a false breakout at resistance around 874. Yield spread (reference to...