Rents

As rents soar, Londoners turn to vacant pubs, offices and police stations

Property guardianship, in which residents live in otherwise vacant buildings, used to be considered edgy. But more people are embracing the arrangement

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THRIVE NEWSLETTER

For some young Singaporeans, renting is a worthy expense

[SINGAPORE] It has been about six years since Mathilda Huang, 29, moved out of her family home.

As at end-Q1, there was a total supply of about 605,000 sq m GFA of retail space in the pipeline.
SINGAPORE PROPERTY

Singapore retail rents fall 0.6% in Q1 as vacancy rate remains flat: URA

Analysts expect prime retail rents to rise by 1 to 4% in 2026

Goodman Arts Centre offers 77 units, including 26 project studios for short-term tenancies of up to 12 months.

Goodman Arts Centre rental hikes on hold in light of economic uncertainties

The National Arts Council and the Arts House Group will review at the end of the year the rates for 2027

Rental costs featured in PM Wong's round-up speech as he addressed concerns raised by several MPs over the pressure facing SMEs.
SINGAPORE BUDGET 2026

Budget 2026: Retail, F&B rents make up lower share of business costs in last few years

Rent increases have also trended below nominal GDP growth and inflation in recent years, says PM Wong

CNY 2026

Retailers say neigh to price hikes in the Year of the Horse

Many are pulling the reins on increasing costs to remain competitive

This comes at a time when the supply of HDB flats available for rental and completed private residential properties is rising, says Huttons Asia's Mark Yip.
SINGAPORE BUDGET 2026

HDB, private rental markets may take hit from higher foreigner work pass salary thresholds

Increased business costs may lead employers to trim hiring, market watchers say

Manhattan home sales have been ticking up, which has historically pulled momentum from the rental market.

Manhattan rents hover near highs in sign of affordability crunch

New York’s rental market tends to cool around the winter holidays

Orchard Road malls benefit from recovering tourist arrivals and spending, says Alan Cheong, Savills Singapore executive director of research and consultancy.
OUTLOOK 2026

Prime retail rents seen rising further in 2026 with tenant demand firm amid tight supply

Market watchers expect increases of between 1% and 4%, with city centre malls likely outperforming suburban centres

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