The Vietnamese capital city of Hanoi recorded the highest office yield in the world for the second half of 2018, with a market yield of 8.57 percent, according to the Savills World Office Yield Spectrum.
Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnamesecapital city of Hanoi recorded the highest office yield in the world for thesecond half of 2018, with a market yield of 8.57 percent, according to theSavills World Office Yield Spectrum.
It was the third time since January 2017Hanoi ranked first globally for its central business district (CBD)’s Grade Aoffice yield. Meanwhile, previous runner-up Ho Chi Minh City, the largest cityin Vietnam, dropped to fourth place, with its CBD Grade A yield staying at 7.36percent.
High yields indicate an attractive rentalincome against the capital value of office buildings, said Hoang Nguyet Minh,an investment manager at Savills Hanoi.
The fact Hanoi and HCM City were amongmarkets offering the highest yields globally reflected healthy rent andoccupancy prospects for both.
HCM City enjoyed its best performance in thelast five years, with average rent increasing 8 percent annually and occupancyrate reaching 97 percent. Hanoi recorded a year-on-year increase of 3 percent inaverage gross rent in the fourth quarter of 2018 and a steady occupancy rate of95 percent.
These markets have been drawing interestfrom international investors, Singaporean, Japanese and Korean investors inparticular, Minh said, adding that buyers’ demand remained high, yet there werefew investment transactions in 2018 due to the shortage of available propertiesfor sale.-VNA
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Illustrative photo (Source: VNA) 
