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HCM City in top six most preferred markets for investment: CBRE

There was an increase in interest in Ho Chi Minh City which ranked sixth among Asia Pacific investors’ most preferred property markets for investors, according to a survey by market research firm CBRE polling more than 490 Asia Pacific-based investors in November and December 2020.
HCM City in top six most preferred markets for investment: CBRE ảnh 1A corner of Ho Chi Minh City (Photo: VNA)
HCM City (VNA) – There was an increase ininterest in Ho Chi Minh City which ranked sixth among Asia Pacificinvestors’ most preferred property markets for investors, according to a survey bymarket research firm CBRE polling more than 490 Asia Pacific-based investors inNovember and December 2020.

With the diversification of supply chains encouraging moremanufacturing investment in the city, industrial and logistics assets arekeenly sought after, said the CBRE’s 2021 Asia Pacific Investor IntentionsSurvey.

“HCM City has already been on the radar of investors inrecent years, especially those who are looking to invest in Southeast Asia, asthe city is viewed as having the potential for greater appreciation in propertyvalues and higher yields,” said Dang Phuong Hang, CBRE Vietnam ManagingDirector.

The survey outlines top 10 Preferred cities for cross-borderinvestment, with Tokyo (Japan) in the first place, followed by Singapore, Seoul(the Republic of Korea), Shanghai and Beijing (China), HCM City, Shenzhen(China), Sydney (Australia), Osaka (Japan) and Melbourne (Australia).

Investors who expressed interest in investing in SoutheastAsia indicated that they are willing to pay more for real estate purchase. 39.4percent of these investors are comfortable to pay more than 10 percent higherthis year than what they are willing to pay in 2020, while 19.7 percent arewilling to paying up to 10 percent higher.

In the search for returns, investors looking at SoutheastAsia are turning to value-added and core assets, even though there are some whoare starting to look at distressed assets. Industrial/logistics and officeremain their preferred sectors, while the hospitality sector is gaining favour.

Henry Chin, CBRE’s Global Head of Investor ThoughtLeadership and Head of Research, Asia Pacific, said “stronger interest in coreinvestment reflects investors’ greater emphasis on tenant credit and stablecash flows.”

“Assets with a solid rent roll of three years or longertypically attract far more bidders than those lacking this type of security,”he added.

Logistics was the most popular sector for investment as thepandemic-driven acceleration of e-commerce consumption boosted demand for thisasset class. While interest in the office sector weakened, investors retain anoptimistic view towards this sector, expecting a contraction in officepurchasing activity of no more than 10 percent over the next three years./.
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