Name: Singapore Office, Serviced Apartments & S-REITs Market Study 2026–2031
Brand: eFinancialModels
SKU: 641008
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Overview

Singapore commercial real estate enters 2026–2031 in a position of strength, and the listed Singapore REIT (S-REIT) is the cleanest way to access it. This study reads the CBD office market, the serviced-apartment and extended-stay segment, and the S-REIT capital-markets layer as one connected system — physical assets generate rent, REITs package and finance them, and the cost of money sets the price of both. After three years of rate-driven repricing, the cycle has turned: 3-month SORA has fallen from roughly 3.0% in mid-2024 toward about 1.0–1.3% by mid-2026, restoring a wide yield spread over the ~2.0% 10-year SGS.

What you get

A 27-page, chart-rich research report (12 EFM-branded charts, 9+ data tables)
A complete base-case assumption set plus Bear / Base / Bull scenarios to 2031
An Excel source-verification workbook with every figure mapped and checked
Investor-ready analysis of yields, DPU, gearing, ICR, cost of debt and cap rates

Key findings

Supply is the binding constraint. Only ~2.2 million sq ft of CBD office supply is scheduled over five years; 2026–2027 Grade A completions of ~0.4 msf/yr sit well below ~0.9 msf net demand. Grade A vacancy of ~4.1% in early 2026 is set to fall below 4.0%.
Pricing has turned. CBD investment-grade office capital values rose ~4.9% in 2025; total real-estate investment sales hit ~S$34 billion (+27%), with office at a three-year high near S$4 billion.
A refinancing-led DPU recovery is under way. Office and hospitality S-REITs offer ~5–7% forward distribution yields; consensus points to a ~5–10% sector DPU uplift over FY2026–2027 as expensive debt is refinanced lower.
The capital-structure rulebook reset. From 28 November 2024 the Monetary Authority of Singapore applies a single 50% leverage limit and a 1.5x minimum interest-coverage ratio to all REITs; well-capitalised names such as CICT (~39% gearing) have headroom.
Serviced apartments gain an institutional long-stay layer. The URA Serviced Apartments II (SA2) typology — minimum three-month stay, effective December 2023 — bridges hospitality and residential demand as arrivals recover toward 17.5 million.

Who it’s for

REIT investors, fund managers, and equity and credit analysts; office and serviced-apartment developers, asset owners, and sponsors; and financial-modeling professionals building REIT and asset-level models.

Data sources

Urban Redevelopment Authority quarterly statistics; JLL, CBRE, Savills, Knight Frank, and Cushman & Wakefield; Singapore Exchange and the REIT Association of Singapore; the Monetary Authority of Singapore; the Singapore Tourism Board; and company disclosures. Forward-looking 2026–2031 figures are eFinancialModels Base Case projections.

Methodology

eFinancialModels uses AI-assisted research and drafting tools alongside human research, source verification, and editorial review. Every claim, statistic, source, chart, and recommendation was reviewed and verified before publication. Sources are cited inline; forward-looking statements are labeled and reflect analyst judgment.

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