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Hong Kong Office Buildings Investment Back In Focus: A Market Reassessment

research • investment / capital markets

Hong Kong Office Buildings Investment Back In Focus: A Market Reassessment

Hong Kong office buildings are returning to investors’ radar. After several years of rental and capital value corrections, the market is entering a new phase characterized by firmer occupier demand, renewed interest in prime office assets, and a notable pickup in office investment transaction activity.

Rosanna Tang • May 13, 2026

Beyond The Carbon Blind Spot — Embodied Carbon And Scope 3 Emissions In The Commercial Property Sector On The Chinese Mainland

research • sustainability / esg

Beyond The Carbon Blind Spot — Embodied Carbon And Scope 3 Emissions In The Commercial Property Sector On The Chinese Mainland

For more than a decade, carbon reduction efforts in the Chinese mainland commercial real estate sector have focused predominantly on operational emissions. Yet now, embodied carbon, together with Scope 3 emissions, is emerging as the dominant component of total carbon impact. This report presents strategies to help industry stakeholders embed whole-life carbon thinking at the core of decision-making.

Shaun Brodie • April 22, 2026

Chinese Mainland Life Sciences Real Estate: Capital Markets Outlook 2025

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Chinese Mainland Life Sciences Real Estate: Capital Markets Outlook 2025

The Chinese mainland’s life sciences sector is entering a new era of global influence, underpinned by robust policy support, surging R&D investment, and the rapid evolution of both biotech and MedTech solutions.

Shaun Brodie • September 09, 2025

research • investment / capital markets

2024-2025 Asia REIT Market Insight

This comprehensive report, based on data primarily provided by Cushman & Wakefield's China Valuation & Advisory team, provides in-depth analyses and comparisons of the five largest REIT markets in Asia: Japan, Singapore, the Chinese mainland, Hong Kong, China; and India.

Catherine Chen • July 16, 2025

Jason Zhang: Shifting Trends In Chinese Outbound Investment: From Big To Nimble

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Jason Zhang: Shifting Trends In Chinese Outbound Investment: From Big To Nimble

The dominant profile of Chinese investors going abroad has shifted dramatically in the past few years following the end of the COVID-19 pandemic era. The “Big and Bold” players are largely gone, replaced by “Small and Nimble” private investors, family offices, and corporations acquiring assets for their own use.

Jason Zhang • May 19, 2025

research • investment / capital markets

China Residential Market Report 2024

Nationwide total investment in real estate development for 2024 was at RMB10.0 trillion, down 10.6% y-o-y, while investment in residential development was at RMB7.60 trillion, down 10.5% y-o-y. However, the steep decline in property development investment is now expected to moderate, while the relaxation of home buying rules introduced in May and September somewhat restored market confidence in residential unit purchasing in 2024.

Xiaoduan Zhang • March 18, 2025

Social Value — Bringing Worth To Commercial Real Estate In Greater China

research • sustainability / esg

Social Value — Bringing Worth To Commercial Real Estate In Greater China

The S in ESG relates to social, and it refers to an organization's ability to satisfy the needs of its stakeholders, and ensuring that social justice, equity, and fundamental human rights are sustained. When considering commercial real estate, social value is when value is produced when commercial buildings and places improve the quality of life of people.

Shaun Brodie • April 22, 2024

research • investment / capital markets

China Residential Market Report 2023

Investment in real estate development for the full year 2023 dropped 9.6% y-o-y, with the growth rate improving 0.4 percentage points on the previous year, to record RMB11.1 trillion. Residential investment alone fell 9.3% y-o-y, up 0.2 percentage points from 2022, to reach RMB8.4 trillion.

Xiaoduan Zhang • March 25, 2024

Data Centers In Greater China — Three Points To Process In 2024

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Data Centers In Greater China — Three Points To Process In 2024

The Greater China data center market has continued to evolve since we published our last thematic paper on this market in 2022. As investors, developers and operators continue to involve themselves in the data center market in the region, there are many themes, topics, and issues to consider. This report looks at three key points: the market, government policy, and asset management.

Shaun Brodie • February 29, 2024

Hiking Sustainability Via Walkable Cities

research • sustainability / esg

Hiking Sustainability Via Walkable Cities

The urban area and its associated design, planning, development and operation, plays a big role in bringing transformational change to address the way we live as well as our changing climate. To bring about beneficial living and urban environmental sustainability change that results in sustainable urban environs, this report looks at the following topics: A Change For The Good, The 15-Minute City, Urban Public Space, Transit-Orientated Development, Ecological Solutions, and Net-Zero Buildings.

Shaun Brodie • November 08, 2023

Quarter-Hour Quarters — 15-Minute City Living in China

research • sustainability / esg

Quarter-Hour Quarters — 15-Minute City Living in China

The changing world has prompted a questioning of our traditional ways of living over the last few years, with many employees globally now working remotely and spending a greater period of their time living within a few kilometers of their homes. To bring about sustainable and beneficial urban development, one concept cities in China can look to further adopt and implement is the "15-minute city" concept.

Shaun Brodie • November 07, 2023

Hong Kong Investment Market Report 1H 2023

research • investment / capital markets

Hong Kong Investment Market Report 1H 2023

Despite the border reopening, Hong Kong’s large-sized (exceeding HK$100 million) non-residential investment market had yet to rebound in the 1H period, constrained by the prevailing high-rate environment. The market was chiefly driven by local investors and owner-occupants seeking bottom-fishing investment opportunities.

Rosanna Tang • June 19, 2023

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