Indonesian property sector skyrocketing

Indonesia’s property industry has been booming in recent years with rising profits for property companies and property prices soaring  throughout 2012. Despite the European debt crisis and global slowdown, Indonesia’s economy grew by 6.2%, continued to attract foreign direct investment. The country’s positive economic conditions and a growing middle-class have boosted domestic demand. This has increased developer confidence, leading to a jump property projects in Indonesia. Sales and rental rates have increased by an average of 10-20% during 2012.

The strong economy and improved investors’ sentiment have significantly increased demand for office space in Jakarta’s CBD area, which have shot up office rents and occupancy rate over 95% in 2012. Meanwhile, rising domestic consumption has encouraged retailers to expand their business, leading to higher occupancy levels and rental rates of retail space. The country’s improved tourism sector has also stimulated hotel development projects, ranging from 3-star to 5-star hotels.

Blessed with gains from the favorable economic conditions, property developers performed remarkably well in 2012 with new project launches and higher revenues. The sector is expected to remain firm in 2013 due to stable economic growth, controlled inflation and rising purchasing power. However, a risk to Indonesia’s property sector is the hike in the price of subsidized fuel which will result in a higher central bank interest rate, making it more expensive for Indonesians to buy a mortgage. Nonetheless, forecasters expect property prices to increase along with occupancy rates.

Key Findings

• Capitalising on the rapid economic growth and solid domestic demand, Jakarta’s CBD office market continued to expand with occupancy rates above 95% in Q1/2013.
• With conducive economic conditions and rising domestic demand, new apartment and retail projects are expected to enter the market in 2013. The average rental rates and occupancy rates are also expected to increase.
• Given the limited stock of industrial land, land prices have increased by 10.5% q/q alone in Q1/2013 with occupancy rates rising slightly to 65.9%.
• According      to a survey by Bank Indonesia, housing prices in 14 major cities grew by 11% y/y and 4.8% q/q in Q1/2013 on the back of stable economic growth, controlled inflation and rising middle-income segment.

                                   Source: Bank Indonesia’s Residential Property Survey

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Indonesia’s property prices projected to grow in 2012

Indonesia’s overall property sector experienced positive growth in 2011, particularly in the residential and office sectors. Though faced by the prolonged economic crisis in Europe and the U.S., Indonesia’s economy grew by 6.5%, coupled with increased foreign direct investment. The strong macroeconomic indicators have boost domestic demand and increased developers’ confidence to continuously develop property projects in Indonesia. This has resulted in the growth of new apartments supply in Jakarta during 2011 in line with higher apartment occupancy rates.

The strong economy and improved investors’ sentiment have significantly increased demand for office space in Jakarta’s CBD area, which have shot up office rents and occupancy rate to 95% in 2011. Meanwhile, rising domestic consumption has encouraged retailers to expand their business, leading to higher occupancy levels and rental rates of retail space. The country’s improved tourism sector has also stimulated hotel development projects, ranging from 3-star to 5-star hotels.

Blessed with gains from the favourable economic conditions, property developers performed remarkably well in 2011 with new project launches and higher revenues. The Indonesian property sector is expected to remain firm in 2012 due to stable economic growth, controlled inflation and rising purchasing power. Forecasters expect property prices to increase along with occupancy rates.

Salient points

Capitalising on the rapid economic growth and solid domestic demand, Jakarta’s CBD office market continued to expand with occupancy rates above 95% in Q1/2012.

With conducive economic conditions and rising domestic demand, new apartment and retail projects are expected to enter the market over 2012–2014. The average rental rates and occupancy rates are also expected to increase.

Given the limited stock of industrial land, land prices have increased by 10% q/q alone in Q1/2012, causing occupancy rates to decline slightly to 65%.

Indonesia’s  property prices are projected to grow in 2012 due to stable economic  growth, controlled inflation and rising middle-income segment. According      to a survey by Bank Indonesia, housing prices in 14 major cities grew by      3.6% y/y in Q1/2012.

Indonesia Property – Residential Prices

Source: Bank Indonesia’s Residential Property Survey

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Thai Property: Improving following flood times

The new Emerging Markets Direct report on the Thailand Property market provides an overview of the property industry in the Asia-Pacific and Thailand, covering the five core sectors – residential, industrial, office, retail and hotel.

The Thai property market has seen a recovery from the impact of the flooding crisis in the fourth quarter of 2011, which delayed residential property project launches and shut flooded retail and industrial areas for renovation.

The improving perception of Thailand’s political and economic situation, together with low market prices has strengthened buyers’ confidence in property investment in Thailand. In 2011, the market saw a fall in the number of property transactions and registered housing units due to the flood impacts. The housing stocks in Thailand grew 2.6% year-on-year to a total of 22.2mn units in 2011.

The report also highlights the market trends and outlook of the property industry in Thailand. It examines the property regulations for foreign firms, real estate loans and housing loans, impact of political instability and floods, as well as other factors affecting Thailand’s property market, such as fiscal and monetary policy changes and volatility of the Thai baht.

Rising interest rates, higher construction costs, massive floods in Bangkok and its vicinity and uncertain political environment have added pressure on the Thai real estate market.

The report also includes the major players in the property industry and their financial highlights and SWOT analysis. Most property developers, such as Quality Houses PCL (QH) and Asian Property Development PCL (AP), saw a slight decline in their operating margins due to the flooding crisis and lower property tax incentives as compared to 2010 which reduced consumer spending sentiment in Bangkok and its vicinity.

Key findings:

• In 2011, the number of property transactions declined 3.7% year-on-year, mainly due to the flood impacts, to 969,340 cases with a value of THB 34.6bn. The number of completed housing units also fell by 23.5% year-on-year to 81,735 units.
•  The housing stocks in Thailand have increased continuously over the years to a total of 22.2 million units in 2011, up 2.6% year-on-year.
• The demand for industrial land reached a record-high in 2011 with sales of 5,757 rai, largely because manufacturers bought land to expand their production base or relocate from the flood affected areas.

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