Research Reports

Shanghai office demand remained upbeat, says international real estate agency

The average grade A office transacted rental in Shanghai was RMB 8.51 (US$1.33) per sq m per day at the end of Q4 2011. The city-wide availability ratio was 4.91%, representing a decrease of 3.51 percentage points quarter on quarter (q-o-q) and an decrease of 2.70 percentage points year on year (y- o-y) respectively. 

Colliers International research report on Shanghai's business park market in 2011 4Q

Shanghai continues to host the largest concentration of foreign investment companies, regional headquarters, and research and development (R&D) centers in mainland China. 

Utilized foreign direct investment in Shanghai reached US$12.601 billion in 2011, a 13.3 percent increase year on year, with 83 percent of the total inflow directed at the tertiary sector. 

China office real estate market report from Knight Frank

• Overall Grade-A office rental in the fourth quarter rose 11.0% from the previous quarter to RMB320 per sq m per month, indicating a 45.9% year-on-year growth, the largest annual gain in history. 

2011 fourth quarter report on Shanghai's manufacturing and logistics real estate market from Colliers International

Undermined by the ongoing euro debt crisis and fragile external demand, Shanghai’s gross output value of industry declined from double-digit growth rates in the first quarter of 2011 to 6.6 percent by the end of December 2011. 

Colliers International China Retail Real Estate Market Report

Shanghai enjoyed sustained economic growth in 2011. By the end of the third quarter, total retail sales grew by 11.6 percent year on year to RMB 497.3 billion and urban per capita disposable income increased by 13.3 percent year on year to RMB 27,166. 

China real estate market research findings for the office, retail, residential and industrial sectors

The Chinese economy is slowing down. According to preliminary data released by the National Statistics Bureau, the GDP growth for the whole of 2011 was 9.2%, while growth in the fourth quarter was 8.9%, a decrease from the 9.1% growth recorded in the third quarter.

Cushman & Wakefield reports on trends in commercial real estate in Beijing China during 2011

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Cushman & Wakefield reports on office real estate in Chengdu during 2011 4Q

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Cushman & Wakefield reports on commercial real estate in Guangzhou during fourth quarter 2011

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Guangzhou’s 2011 first to third quarter GDP climbed 11.0% year-on-year to RMB 891.85 billion. Over the first 11 months, Guangzhou’s fixed asset investment had climbed 8.0% year-on-year to over RMB 278.84 billion. Real estate developments and investments registered a white-hot 39.2% annual growth to reach RMB 106.11 billion.