Rents

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

The fine is equivalent to six times the illegal profit made by Airbnb.

Spain fines Airbnb 64 million euros for posting banned properties

A tourism boom has driven the buoyant Spanish economy

The rental market typically cools in October and November as New Yorkers head into the holiday season.

Manhattan rents hit record high as Mamdani won mayoral election

Rent prices in some of the city’s outer boroughs also continued to rise

How high rents could go in Singapore will likely be capped by Hong Kong and Dubai, which are also making a play for talent in AI, wealth management and fintech.

Singapore rents aren’t going anywhere, AI boom or not

There are good reasons to expect that housing prices in the city-state won’t swoon or zoom

The arrival of Chinese immigrants in Hong Kong has increased demand for rental housing.

Hong Kong home rents hit record high on strong Chinese demand

The city’s home prices have been struggling to recover after a four-year downturn

Normanton Park condominium was the most popular non-landed residential project in Q3, with 199 leasing deals recorded.

Uncertainty over hiring, relocation clouds outlook for Singapore rentals after brisk Q3: Savills

Q3 jump in leasing activity may be masking underlying weakness as expat inflows contract

A government push in recent years has reduced the country’s reliance on the jeonse rental system, that’s existed for much of the postwar era.

Morgan Stanley, KKR bet on historic changes for South Korean renters

Apartments in Seoul are generating returns of around 4.5 to 5.5 per cent, almost double Tokyo’s yield, CBRE data show

Bidders are being urged to submit non-binding indications of interest by Nov 21 and lawyers overseeing the properties have proposed a Dec 21 bid deadline.

Over 5,000 New York City rent-stabilised apartments headed for auction

Any transaction for all or a portion of the buildings “will not impact the existing tenant leases at any of the debtors’ properties”, according to the court filings

Lower-income households are grappling not only with soaring housing costs, but also higher prices for food, energy and other essentials.

Financial worries mount for Britain’s renters: survey

Frail household confidence has weighed on the UK economy in recent years, as consumers make up around 60% of gross domestic product