Singapore plunges from #9 to #32 in global office rental
price list
SINGAPORE: Office rentals in Singapore have plunged
dramatically, causing it to fall to the 32nd spot in a list of the
world's most expensive office market.
Previously, Singapore took 9th spot on the list in the
year-ago period and was in 15th place just six months ago.
Property consultant CB Richard Ellis (CBRE) said Tuesday Singapore
saw a 53.4 per cent on-year decline in rents.
Singapore's office occupancy cost now stands at US$63.89 per square
foot per annum.
A year ago, the rent here stood at US$135.13 per square foot per
annum.
Singapore saw the second steepest on-year drop in rentals, behind
only Kiev, which fell by 64.4 per cent.
London's West End is again the world's most expensive office market
with rents at US$184.85 per square foot per annum.
Tokyo's Inner Central district came in second, with Tokyo's Outer
Central district in third spot.
Rounding up the top five are Hong Kong's central business district
in fourth place and Moscow finishing fifth on the list.
CBRE said office markets worldwide are experiencing declines in
prime office occupancy costs.
Overall, prime office occupancy costs saw an average on-year drop
of 7.7 per cent worldwide.
The semi-annual Global Office Rents Survey by CBRE tracks office
occupancy costs in nearly 180 cities around the globe.
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