News | 14 Sep 2022

Sneak preview: our new Asia Real Estate Service

George Armitage

George Armitage

Managing Director, Global Real Estate & Specialist Markets Group

Aerial view of Singapore business district and city at twilight

I am thrilled to announce we will be introducing our Asia Real Estate Economics Service next week, the final piece of the puzzle in our Global Real Estate Forecasting Service.

The new service will help investors, developers and lenders understand the implications of macroeconomic, geopolitical, financial and climate change on private and public real estate performance across Asia. The first globally consistent and independent set of real estate forecasts, the service will offer regular analysis and commentary from our highly experienced team of real estate economists.

What will the Asia service include?
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Our first research briefing will be publicly available on our resource hub when we launch next week. In the meantime, please sign up for our webinar, ‘Navigating the challenging outlook for Asian real estate markets’, which we are running on 28 September. During the session we will a look at various aspects of the Asian real estate investment landscape to identify the forthcoming threats and opportunities.

Meet the team

Nick Wilson
Nicholas Wilson

Associate Director, Real Estate Economics, Asia

+65 6850 0129

Nick Wilson

Nicholas Wilson

Associate Director, Real Estate Economics, Asia

Singapore

Nick joined Oxford Economics in July 2022 to lead the Real Estate Economic Service (REES) for Asia Pacific. Nick is responsible for researching, forecasting and analysing commercial real estate trends across all major markets and sectors in the region. He has over 12 years of experience researching and advising clients on commercial real estate strategies, covering direct, indirect and listed markets. Nick holds a Masters (MSc) in Finance from the University of Ulster, United Kingdom and a Bachelor of Business (majoring in Real Estate) from the University of Queensland, Australia.

Christopher Babatope Bio
Christopher Babatope

Associate Director, North America Real Estate Economics

Christopher Babatope Bio

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Associate Director, North America Real Estate Economics

London, United Kingdom

Mark Unsworth

Associate Director, European Real Estate Economics

Private: Mark Unsworth

Associate Director, European Real Estate Economics

London, United Kingdom

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