"While constantly remodelling leasing strategies has become almost mandatory to overcome the changing retail market, the light before dawn of increase in spending propensity and recovery of market confidence can be expected, as boosting consumption and expanding domestic demand will be one of top priorities for China’s economy in 2025."

"The emerging retail sectors such as ACGN have catalysed new consumption demand and that brings about more opportunities for shopping centres to diversify brand-mix in the next few years."

"Abundant policy support since 2023 and the establishment of an efficient and complete industrial system helped attract a growing number of new quality productivity businesses to set up in Shenzhen. This has generated a significant increase in leasing demand for offices and supported the quarterly net take-up growth throughout the year."

"Beijing retail market welcomed six new projects in Q4/2024, whilst several existing projects started renovation, which brought new development momentum into the market. Fourteen retail projects were launched throughout 2024, and consumption-promoting activities were also rolled out year-round, actively innovating and breaking traditional boundaries to diversify business formats, aiming to attract footfalls and drive consumption growth."

"As tenant expectations continue to evolve, serviced apartments with outdated facilities are increasingly struggling to remain competitive. Upgrading both physical amenities and technological services is now crucial for operators to meet market demands, preserve asset value, and stay ahead of the competition."

"A considerable amount of purchasing demand for residential properties in Guangzhou was injected into the market during Q4/2024 primarily owing to the lift of the Home Purchase Restrictions (HPRs) and seasonality issues since September 2024. The total sales volume has exceeded two million sqm for the first time since Q1/2022."

"Shenzhen market’s response to the recent policy changes was swift and demonstrated confidence building up from purchasers’ perspective in Q4/2024. The residential market recovery momentum is expected to grow in 2025."

"Beijing’s Grade-A office market recovered steadily in 2024. Limited new supply in the year provided landlords with a good opportunity for destocking. Meanwhile, the prevailing ‘price-for-volume’ strategy aligns with corporate tenants’ rigid demand for cost reduction and efficiency improvement. As favourable real estate policies gradually take effect, they are expected to drive overall industry stabilization and improvement, creating critical development opportunities for the office market."

"Policies to boost consumption have increased short-term demand and gave retailers confidence in government support, though it’s still unclear if this will lead to a lasting recovery in sentiment."

"Despite challenges, Hangzhou’s focus on cross-border live streaming, e-commerce, and platform companies, along with the development of a global payment centre and exploration of MICE industry opportunities, plays to its strengths and is expected to drive demand both directly and indirectly through related industries."