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As this country is expected to hit economic growth of 5.2% this year, market sentiment remains positive. As the market has normally run, demand for office space is projected to remain moderate with positive absorption for the rest of this year. Some new supplies are slated to complete and might bring pressure on the occupancy rate, especially in the OCBD. In parallel, CBD market is expected to increase due to the absence of new office supply.
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The improving pandemic situation earlier this year, along with the sign of a resurgence of office leasing activity, the market is expected to be more positive in the long run. The continued use of remote working practices especially in service-based industries is leading to a tendency for larger corporation to consolidate their office. Logistics and technology-based companies that are concerned with flight-to-quality are expected to drive the growth in demand in the Jakarta office market.
The positive sentiment towards recovery in 2022 has been high as the projected economic growth of 2022 by the government ranges 4.7%-5.5%. Some factors including vaccination rollout, the resume of business activities, and government stimulus would boost market confidence. The third dose of vaccination has been planned by the government and will be starting in the first quarter of 2022. A positive economic outlook driven by ongoing global economic improvement is expected to drive next year’s property demand growth.
The lockdown (PPKM) entering the Q3 2021 seemed to lengthen the delay of tenant activities. However, the vaccination program and such lockdown had been successful in suppressing the pandemic spread.
Despite the vaccination, as the pandemic case tends to increase by end of this quarter, there is the possibility that government would impose another restriction, especially on the red zone like Jakarta. Shall such restriction take place, business activities would undergo further slowdown that could trigger the government to revise their economic growth target to below 4.0% for 2021
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