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OUTLOOK 2026

Singapore industrial market set for ‘uneven growth’ in 2026

High-spec, high-tech industrial space in demand, but occupiers growing more cost-conscious and older assets face pressure

Qube is set to take as much as 146,000 sq ft across six floors in Two International Finance Centre being vacated by UBS Group.

Hedge fund Qube to take six UBS floors in Hong Kong’s Central

Its new lease is the largest ever signed by a hedge fund firm anywhere in the city

Investors are treating New World’s debt as stressed rather than distressed.

Goldman Seeks to buy part of Hong Kong builder New World’s loan

The US bank has approached some lenders involved in the record US$11 billion loan

A view of Frankfurt. Aroundtown, a sector bellwether which invests in residential and commercial real estate in Germany, has been the most prolific buyer of its own debt this year, with tender offers on 17 bonds.

Europe’s property firms want to buy back expensive bonds

Bloomberg data shows companies offering to repurchase a record 25 hybrid bonds from investors this year

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The year's largest real estate deal in Singapore so far is the sale of a one-third share in MBFC Tower 3 by Hongkong Land to Keppel Reit for S$1.45 billion.

Lower funding costs, firm fundamentals to fuel appetite for Singapore commercial real estate 

Office and industrial deals are the flavour of the year; interest in the living and hospitality sectors has also risen

European Commission Vice-President Teresa Ribera says: “Affordable housing is one of the most pressing challenges in Europe.”

EU unveils plan to tackle housing crisis

Its executive plans to propose legislation to curb short-term rentals such as Airbnb

In the latest proposal to delay the repayment of the bond that matured on Monday, the state-backed developer said that it would pay the overdue 60 million yuan in interest by Dec 22.

Vanke sweetens bond extension proposal to avert debt default

The developer is also seeking to extend repayment grace period to 30 days

The Peirce Road property is held jointly by Tan Huan Gie nee Ong – the daughter of Metro founder Ong Tjoe Kim – and Tan Cheng Han, a grandniece of Tan Kah Kee.
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Peirce Road GCB jointly owned by Jopie Ong’s sister and kin of Tan Kah Kee being sold for S$148 million

The transaction, now at option stage, would be the biggest Good Class Bungalow deal done in years

The tender for a mixed-use site in Hougang Central drew three bids.

CapitaLand, UOL consortium puts in top bid of S$1.5 billion or S$1,179 psf ppr for Hougang mega project

Based on the land rate, analysts expect the new homes to be priced at S$2,500 to S$2,600 psf or even higher

Despite the downturn in the London luxury home market, there were noteworthy purchases in 2025.

London’s luxury home market has its worst year since Covid-19

While 2024 brought in at least four £50 million-plus deals, the biggest transactions this year are around the £40 million mark