Will demand for Grade A office space return? PropertyBT Ep 4

Synopsis: Get insights from The Business Times on all things Singapore property, to help you in your property investment journey from senior correspondent Leslie Yee and industry players.

In this episode, senior correspondent Leslie Yee discusses his article arguing that physical offices continue to be relevant despite the rise of remote working and that Grade A spaces will outperform. It also features the take of property analysts’ on the future of Singapore’s office buildings.

Highlights (click/tap above):

01:06 The relevance of physical offices and the continued flight to quality in the office property market (including comments from Wong Xian Yang, head of research Singapore, Cushman & Wakefield)

04:15 Aggressively cutting office rental expense? (including comments from Christine Yu, CEO, International Property Advisor)

07:05 Do poorer grade office buildings have a future? (including comments from Nicholas Mak, head of research and consultancy, ERA Realty)

10:09 Looking forward to having talent work in great office spaces and the return of vibrancy to the CBD

Read Leslie’s article:

https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/real-estate/pandemic-wary-workers-to-drive-demand-for-grade-a-space-as-they-gradually-return-to

Produced by: Leslie Yee (lyee@sph.com.sg) & Howie Lim

Edited by: Howie Lim

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