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International Property Economics has been very active throughout Asia, the Middle East and North Africa.
In many ways, our expertise is founded in the ability to undertake analysis in markets that are opaque in nature, and still be able to provide high quality, easily understood recommendations. Our other key strength is the ability to bring the learning’s from projects from throughout the world to answer localised questions.
Services provided by International Property Economics include:
Chinese property markets are opaque and complicated; Urbis can help you navigate the waters of this potentially rewarding market.
China’s rapid growth continues to make it an attractive destination for property developers and investors alike. Urbis is highly active in this market, provide high quality advice to clients on how best to capitalise on the opportunities it presents. Urbis brings a global perspective to the analysis of Chinese cities and their continually evolving property markets.
Project Highlights:
Project: Xiamen Mixed Use Project
Client: Powerlong Real Estate Holdings
Project: Galleria Chengdu Due Diligence
Client: MGPA
Project: Retail Market Appraisal
Client: Alliaz
Urbis brings a global perspective to this continually evolving market.
Singapore’s property market has developed into one of the most sophisticated and mature in Asia. Urbis has worked on a wide range of assets in Singapore for many of the major developers. Urbis has also advised many of Singapore’s major REIT managers with a particular focus on retail and shopping centres.
Project Highlights:
Project: Singapore Press Holdings Asset Review
Client: Singapore Press Holdings
Project: Paya Lebar Central
Client: Lend Lease Asia
Project: Tiong Bahru Plaza
Client: Pramerica
No one couples local Malaysian property experience with a global perspective like Urbis.
Malaysia has seen dramatic growth in property development over the past decade, and the trend is set to continue. Urbis has been very active in Malaysia, and has assisted many clients with their shopping centre, masterplanned community and hotel/leisure developments. Urbis’ experience goes beyond KL; we have worked extensively throughout Malaysia, including Penang, Johor Bahru, Ipoh, Malacca among others.
Project Highlights:
Project: Ikano Power Centre, Damansara
Client: Ikano
Project: Suria KLCC
Client: Suria KLCC Sdn Bhd
Project: Pavilion KL
Client: Pavilion
The stability of Japanese property markets presents many opportunities; Urbis can help you realise them.
Japan stands out in Asia for many reasons. Its growth profile is lower, population older, and property markets more sophisticated than most of Asia. Urbis understands how to maximise the potential of Japan’s property markets, having worked in Japan for many years. Urbis has worked on a range of different projects, including an outlet centre in Sapporo, residential towers in Tokyo, a neighbourhood mall in Shizuoka, a regional mall in Nagoya, a power centre in Fukuoka, as well as retail market entry studies for a number of clients.
Project Highlights:
Project: Malera Shopping Centre
Client: MGPA
Project: Rera Chitose Outlet Centre
Client: LaSalle Investment Management
Project: Sun Street Kameido
Client: Asia Pacific Land
As South Asian markets gradual globalise, Urbis can assist understand the opportunities and risks they present.
South Asia presents highly varied property markets. Bangalore is as different to Mumbai as Karachi and Colombo. Urbis has worked in all these markets, among others, and understands how they work. Projects have included major mixed use development in Karachi, shopping centre development in Lahore, market entry strategies in Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, and Colombo, and residential projects in India.
Project Highlights:
Project: Sri Lanka Market Entry Strategy
Client: Confidential Malaysian Client
Project: India Market Entry Strategy
Client: Confidential Malaysian Client
Project: Lahore Retail Market Study
Client: Packages Group
Urbis’ property market expertise can be applied to any market – our global perspective knows no boundaries.
Urbis is a specialist in analysing new property markets, bringing sophisticated methodologies and international experience to assist clients throughout Asia. We have worked in many countries, including Taiwan, South Korea and Indonesia, helping clients understand these markets and make complicated investment decisions.
Project Highlights:
Project: Taipei 101
Client: Lend Lease
Project: Lotte Mart Due Diligence
Client: M&G
Project: Indonesia Market Entry Strategy
Client: Confidential Malaysian Client
The UAE’s property markets are world renowned for their risk and reward; best have Urbis’ experts help you understand them.
Urbis is highly experienced in the UAE market, with a history of working on some of the biggest projects in the country across all property sectors for both the Government and private sector. Urbis’ key strength is within the retail sector, having provided advice to most of the UAE’s major mall developers.
Project Highlights:
Project: Dubai Mall, Retail Market Analysis
Client: Emaar
Project: Sowwah Centre, Retail Market Study
Client: Gulf Related
Project: Ibn Battuta Mall, Reconfiguration & Expansion Assessment
Client: Istithmar Retail
Property markets in Saudi Arabia are nuanced and complex; Urbis’ experts can help unravel the mystery.
Urbis has undertaken numerous projects across Saudi Arabia’s major cities, across various property market sectors. Urbis has helped clients understand the state of the property markets (demand and supply), as well as evaluating the future outlook. Urbis has worked directly on wide range of assets – including large master planned communities, shopping malls, and everything in between.
Project Highlights:
Project: Duhaira District, Riyadh – Master Plan & Feasibility Study
Client: Arriyadh Development Company (ARDCO)
Project: Oqba Retail Study, Assessment of Market Potential
Client: Awaed Real Estate Investment Co
Project: Jebel Khandamah
Client: Al Khadar
So much is going on in Qatar right now, how to make sense of it all? Ask Urbis.
Home of the 2022 World Cup, Al Jazeera TV, and the world’s highest per capita GDP, Qatar stands out in the Middle East for many reasons. Its property markets are also unique. Urbis is very experienced in Qatar, having undertaken numerous projects with a focus on Doha. These included strategic advice on new community master plans, retail strategies, shopping mall site selection and evaluations, as well as cinema strategies.
Project Highlights:
Project: Msheireb, Heart of Doha
Client: Msheireb Properties (Doha Land)
Project: Doha Market Review – Cinemas & Family Entertainment Centres
Client: Majid Al Futtaim
MENA – a patchwork of highly varied and complex property markets. Urbis can help untangle each from the other.
Urbis has considerable experience across North Africa and the Middle East undertaking numerous retail market entry strategies, shopping centre scheme evaluations and master plan reviews. We are experts in dealing with emerging markets, having worked in Libya, Morocco, Cape Verde, Syria, Lebanon, Oman, Egypt and Georgia, all markets where local information is limited and a global perspective crucial.
Project Highlights:
Project: Eastown Cairo, Site Assessment & Forecasts
Client: Majid Al Futtaim
Project: Dbayeh Waterfront City, Retail Market Study
Client: Majid Al Futtaim
Project: The Khasab Resort, Feasibility Assessment
Client: Majan Gulf Properties
Project: Tripoli Market Review
Client: Al Inmaa
Project: Morocco Due Diligence (including Rabat, Tanger, Casablanca, Fes & Marrakech)
Client: Emaar
Urbis is the market leader in the provision of retail property consulting advice and research with our advice sought after globally with projects throughout Asia and the Middle East.
The Urbis International Property Economics team utilises a number of well developed, high quality methodologies to analyse and forecast the performance of new shopping centres or existing assets in need of expansion or revitalisation.
Identifying the key demand drivers of master planned communities is integral to the successful phasing of various development components.
Urbis are experts at providing strategic guidance for the design, planning and economic rationale of complex master plans.
Examples of master planning strategies Urbis regularly undertakes include:
Urbis understands the success drivers for commercial and industrial developments and we assist clients in achieving maximum commercial outcomes.
Our wealth of experience and the multi-disciplinary nature of Urbis enable us to help our clients across a diverse range of locations from infill established commercial precincts to new industrial developments in Greenfield locations. Urbis always provides vendors, purchasers, developers and occupiers with unbiased advice independent from the influences of transactional or agency based businesses.
Our expertise includes:
Urbis is committed to providing independent advice to guide policy setting, development, operation and optimisation of tourism, recreation and leisure destinations.
Urbis has worked on many iconic and high profile tourism and leisure projects across internationally. Our project experience includes work on hotels, resorts, serviced apartments, sports grounds, recreation facilities, theme parks, casinos, museums, convention centres and entertainment venues.
Combining our expertise in research, economics, social policy, planning and design, we also understand how to create destinations that respond to anticipated demand and meet the needs of users. We provide the research and advice to help clients understand market opportunities and constraints to improve the potential for success.
Our expertise includes:
Activity centres and mixed use developments present complex, exciting challenges for owners and developers.
At Urbis we understand the complexity and synergies between land use combinations. We advise clients on the range of success drivers in terms of layout and design principles, location and site attributes, land use planning overlays and approval strategies, as well as the costs and benefits which determine the true market potential and successful outcome of a mixed use development.
Our expertise includes:
Urbis’ Geographic Information Systems (GIS) team deliver maps and spatial analysis that generate insight.
Urbis maintains a six-person, national GIS team that services both internal and external stakeholders with customised cartography and spatial analysis services. Working to exacting client specifications in a demanding consulting environment, GIS is recognised as providing Urbis with a point of difference in the crowded consulting marketplace. We understand the power of “where”.
Urbis GIS can assist you with your spatial data manipulation and presentation cartography. The GIS team has experienced operators, using the latest ESRI GIS software (v10.2) to analyse and present spatial data compellingly.
Peter Holland
Director
+61 411 180 805
pholland@urbis.com.au
Peter has 28 years experience consulting in property and retail economics to a wide and impressive range of clients. He has a strong interest in the shaping of the built environment and most of his work involves large property projects. In addition to having specialist skills in the retail and entertainment sectors, Peter also has wide experience in other property sectors including office, residential and hospitality. Over recent years most of Peter’s time has been devoted to assignments in Asia and the Middle East in both mature and emerging markets. Countries outside his homeland Australia in which Peter has undertaken retail assignments include Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia, China, Taiwan, Korea, Japan, the UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Morocco, Syria, Libya and Pakistan.
Jack Backen
Director
+61 408 401 419
jbacken@urbis.com.au
Jack joined Urbis in 2005. Prior to this he worked for a number of years in both the private and public sectors conducting economic, financial and policy analysis. Jack has previously worked for Access Economics and with the Major Project Analysis team within ACT Treasury. Jack is an economist who specialises in the economics behind property performance. In additional to having specialist skills in the retail sector, Jack also has wide experience in other property sectors including office, residential and hospitality. Jack began with Urbis focussing on Australian projects, but now largely focusses on Asia. Countries outside Australia in which Jack has undertaken consulting assignments include Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia, China, Japan, Indonesia, Pakistan, New Zealand and Qatar.
In addition to his consulting work, Jack is an active member of the ICSC, being a member of the ICSC Asia Pacific Research Committee.
David Larkin
Associate Director
+61 422 443 461
dlarkin@urbis.com.au
David has over eight years’ experience working in the Property Economics field. David possesses an extensive knowledge of the Australian property market, having previously worked for a range of private and public sector clients. David also brings a wealth of international experience to Urbis, having previously spent three years working in the Middle East for the company. David is now based in Melbourne and continues to provide market advice across a range of property sectors to both Australian and International clients throughout Australia, Asia and the Middle East. Key areas of specialisation include economic land use strategies, shopping centre and retail market assessments, office and hotel market demand studies and financial feasibility assessments.
