2022 was another challenging year for China. The broader property sector had to deal with the fall out of the three red lines, liquidity crises and the prospect of insolvency, resulting in a significant shortfall in new investments and completions. At the same time, Covid disruptions hampered commercial markets with retailers losing business and cash flow, while office tenants were in two minds as to how to respond to business uncertainties. The only bright spots seemed to be the industrial/logistics sector with record-high exports and heavy usage of courier/delivery services, as well as niche sectors that benefitted from government support whether that be multifamily properties, life sciences / R&D facilities or data centers.

As China turns its back on zero Covid, lends more support to the property sector and reengages with the rest of the world, what are the prospects for China's property market going forwards?

AmCham Shanghai's Real Estate, Design & Construction Committee would like to invite you to a discussion on the outlook of China and Shanghai's property sector on Thursday, February 16, from 09:00–11:00 at the AmCham Shanghai Conference Centre. Experts from the property industry will share their insights on the retail, office, business park, logistics and data center sectors.

Speakers include James Macdonald, Head of Research, China at Savills; Shaun Brodie, Head of Occupier Research, Greater China at Cushman & Wakefield; and Sherril Sheng, Research Director, China at JLL. More speakers TBA.

Agenda:

09:00 am: Registration

09:15 am: Opening & Introduction

09:20 am: Speaker Presentation

10:00 am: Panel Discussion

11:00 am: Event Closing