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Global Real Estate Transparency Index, 2020

A Perspective on
Mainland China
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Contents

Global Real Estate Transparency Index 2020                                                                       3
   • Introducing the Global Real Estate Transparency Index
   • Global Real Estate Transparency Index, 2020: Global Ranking
   • Key Global Findings from the 2020 Index

Real Estate Transparency in Mainland China                                                                    10
   • Highlights of Transparency Improvement in Mainland China
   • A Transparency Perspective Across Mainland China
   • What Next for Transparency in Mainland China?
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Global Real Estate Transparency Index 2020
Introducing the Global Real Estate
Transparency Index

11th edition of the Global Real Estate Transparency Index
The Global Real Estate Transparency Index (GRETI), produced jointly by JLL and LaSalle Investment
Management, has been tracking real estate transparency across the globe since 1999.

GRETI is the industry’s most widely used benchmark for assessing real estate transparency and is an essential
guide for cross-border investors, developers and occupiers of real estate – as well as government and industry
bodies looking for international benchmarks.

Updated every two years, GRETI is based on a comprehensive survey of the availability and quality of
performance benchmarks and market data, governance structures, regulatory and legal environments,
transaction processes and sustainability metrics covering 163 cities in 99 countries and territories.

Global Real Estate Transparency Index, 2020

      Highly Transparent                  Low Transparency
      Transparent                         Opaque
      Semi-Transparent

Source: JLL, LaSalle
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What’s new with the 2020 Index?
This 11th edition of GRETI has been extended to quantify 210 separate elements of transparency, including
additional coverage on the following components:

•   Sustainability: In recognition of the mounting pressures on the real estate industry to move to a healthy,
    resilient and low-carbon future, the 2020 Index has been further expanded to cover several sustainability
    metrics and frameworks, including health and wellness certifications, building resilience codes, net zero
    carbon frameworks and water efficiency standards.

•   Proptech: In response to the growing impact of technology platforms and digital tools in enhancing
    data availability and market processes, the survey now captures information relating to the adoption of
    different types of proptech platforms; government engagement with the proptech sector; government use
    of blockchain within land registries; and the wider proptech ecosystem in each market.

•   Alternatives: With niche or alternative property types (e.g. life sciences, data centers, co-living, etc.)
    moving into the mainstream, new elements have been added to the Index to measure the availability of
    data on alternatives sectors.
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                       Transparency Index Components
                                Incorporates 210 different factors, a 13% increase since 2018

                                               Composite Score

                                                   6 Sub-Indices
            1                 2                    3                   4                        5                     6
    Performance           Market            Governance of         Regulatory           Transaction
    Measurement        Fundamentals         Listed Vehicles        and Legal             Process              Sustainability

                                           14 Transparency Topics
• Direct Property      • Market             • Financial         • Real Estate         • Pre-Sale              • Green Building
  Indices                Fundamentals         Disclosure          Tax, Land-Use         Information,            Regulations,
                         Data                                     Planning,             Bidding                 Energy
• Listed Real            –– Office          • Corporate           Building              Processes,              Benchmarking,
  Estate Securities      –– Retail            Governance          Controls,             Professional            Energy Efficiency
  Indices                –– Industrial                            Enforceability        Standards               Standards,
                         –– Hotels                                of Contracts          of Agents,              Carbon
• Private Real
                         –– Residential                                                 Anti-Money              Reporting, Green
  Estate Fund                                                   • Property
                         –– Alternatives                                                Laundering              Leases, Financial
  Indices                                                         Registration          Regulations             Performance of
• Valuations                                                                                                    Green Buildings,
                                                                • Compulsory          • Occupier                Net Zero Carbon
                                                                  Purchase              Services                Frameworks,
                                                                • Debt                                          Health and
                                                                  Regulation                                    Wellness
                                                                                                                Certifications,
                                                                                                                Resilient Building
                                                                                                                Standards,
                                                                                                                Water Efficiency
                                                                                                                Standards

                           210 individual questions and data points

Source: JLL, LaSalle
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Global Real Estate Transparency Index, 2020
Global Ranking
                 2020                          2020                          2020                                 2020
Transparency   Composite                     Composite    Transparency     Composite                            Composite
    Tier         Rank      Market              Score          Tier           Rank          Market                 Score
                   1       United Kingdom       1.31                            51         Mauritius                3.33
                   2       United States        1.35                            52         Kenya                    3.34
                   3       Australia            1.39                            53         Botswana                 3.35
                   4       France               1.44                            54         Serbia                   3.35
                   5       Canada               1.51           Semi             55         Puerto Rico              3.37
    High
                   6       New Zealand          1.67                            56         Vietnam                  3.38
                   7       Netherlands          1.67                            57         Saudi Arabia             3.40
                   8       Ireland              1.83                            58         Macao SAR                3.49
                   9       Sweden               1.89                            59         Argentina                3.49
                  10       Germany              1.93                            60         Egypt                    3.52
                  11       Switzerland          1.96                            61         Morocco                  3.60
                  12       Finland              1.98                            62         Colombia                 3.60
                  13       Belgium              1.99                            63         Costa Rica               3.64
                  14       Singapore            2.00                            64         Zambia                   3.65
                  15       Hong Kong SAR        2.03                            65         Sri Lanka                3.65
                  16       Japan                2.03                            66         Jordan                   3.69
                  17       Italy                2.08                            67         Cayman Islands           3.74
                  18       Denmark              2.10                            68         Nigeria                  3.74
                  19       Spain                2.16                            69         Ukraine                  3.80
                  20       Poland               2.24           Low              70         Bahrain                  3.83
                  21       Austria              2.32                            71         Bahamas                  3.84
 Transparent      22       Norway               2.33                            72         Myanmar                  3.85
                  23       Chinese Taipei       2.34                            73         Pakistan                 3.88
                  24       South Africa         2.37                            74         Kuwait                   3.98
                  25       Czech Republic       2.41                            75         Qatar                    4.03
                  26       Portugal             2.42                            76         Iran                     4.07
                  27       Hungary              2.44                            77         Uruguay                  4.10
                  28       Slovakia             2.44                            78         Rwanda                   4.11
                  29       Malaysia             2.56                            79         Kazakhstan               4.13
                  30       South Korea          2.57                            80         Ghana                    4.15
                  31       Luxembourg           2.59                            81         Oman                     4.16
                  32       China - SH/BJ       2.59                             82         Ecuador                  4.18
                  33       Thailand             2.64                            83         Panama                   4.26
                  34       India                2.69                            84         Belarus                  4.30
                  35       Romania              2.71                            85         Angola                   4.32
                  36       UAE – Dubai          2.75                            86         Tunisia                  4.36
                  37       Israel               2.80                            87         Lebanon                  4.38
                  38       Russia               2.81                            88         Honduras                 4.41
                  39       Mexico               2.83                            89         Mozambique               4.44
                  40       Indonesia            2.86          Opaque            90         Uganda                   4.44
                  41       Greece               2.86                            91         Algeria                  4.44
    Semi          42       Bulgaria             2.87                            92         Ivory Coast              4.48
                  43       Turkey               2.91                            93         Guatemala                4.50
                  44       Philippines          2.91                            94         Senegal                  4.52
                  45       Brazil               2.93                            95         Tanzania                 4.54
                  46       Croatia              3.00                            96         Dominican Republic       4.54
                  47       Chile                3.05                            97         Iraq                     4.60
                  48       UAE – Abu Dhabi      3.10                            98         Ethiopia                 4.64
                  49       Peru                 3.21                            99         Libya                    4.73
                  50       Slovenia             3.32
                                                         Note: China - SH/BJ = Shanghai and Beijing
                                                         Source: JLL, LaSalle
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           Characteristics of Transparency Tiers

             High                    Transparent           Semi-Transparent          Low                       Opaque

             The world’s             European and          Dominated by large        Emerging                  African, Middle
             leading investment      increasingly, Asian   emerging markets.         destinations in Africa,   Eastern, and Latin
             destinations.           markets have          These countries           the Middle East, and      American markets,
             These 10 markets        strong regulatory     have made steady          Latin America, where      often hampered
             are pushing the         frameworks,           improvements in           market tracking and       by geopolitical
             boundaries of           governance            recent years, but         real estate regulation    and economic
             transparency            structures and        need to address           are still nascent.        challenges. With
             through technology,     transaction           issues around                                       limited regulatory
             a focus on              processes. Many       corporate governance                                frameworks in place,
             sustainability, anti-   markets in this       and regulatory                                      these markets
             money laundering        tier have room        enforcement if they                                 are vulnerable
             regulation and          to improve in         are to progress into                                to regression.
             enhanced tracking of    terms of market       the ‘Transparent’ tier.
             alternative sectors.    fundamentals data
                                     and performance
                                     measurement.

Shanghai
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Key Global Findings from the 2020 Index
Overall progress is muted, while expectations are high
The 2020 Index reveals that transparency is progressing across most countries and territories, but overall
improvement is the weakest since the period directly following the Global Financial Crisis.

Yet, with growing pressure from investors, businesses and consumers, real estate transparency will need to
improve further and faster to compete with other asset classes and meet heightened expectations about the
industry’s role in providing a sustainable and resilient built environment.

The top-performing ‘Highly Transparent’ markets are driving higher standards
The top ranks continue to be held by Anglophone countries, with the UK, the U.S. and Australia in the top
three positions, while France (4th) and Ireland (8th) have registered notable gains. Transparency has been
boosted in these ‘Highly Transparent’ markets by a combination of proptech and new data, sustainability
initiatives, anti-money laundering regulations and enhanced tracking of alternatives sectors.
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Abu Dhabi leads top global improvers, with others concentrated in South and
Southeast Asia
The global top improver for 2020 is Abu Dhabi, which boosted its score with government initiatives to
improve corporate and real estate sustainability, open-data initiatives, and additional advancements in
market tracking.

India has made progress with the country’s REIT framework attracting greater interest from institutional
investors. India has also edged into the top 20 for Sustainability Transparency through the active role of
organizations like the Indian Green Building Council (ICGC) and GRIHA Council.

In Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam, the Philippines and Indonesia are all among the global top 10
improvers. Progress in Thailand and Vietnam’s main cities, Bangkok and Ho Chi Minh City, has pushed each
into a higher tier – ‘Transparent’ and ‘Semi-Transparent’ respectively.

Mainland China’s leading cities edge into ‘Transparent’ tier
Mainland China has also continued to advance, with an active proptech sector, increased disclosure
requirements for a growing number of listed companies, and more coordinated land-use planning
contributing to its place among the top global improvers. This has helped to move its leading cities,
Shanghai and Beijing, into the ‘Transparent’ tier for the first time, which we dissect in the pages that follow.

Top Transparency Improvers, 2018-2020

                          0.20

                          0.15
Score Change (Inversed)

                          0.10

                          0.05

                          0.00
                                 UAE - Abu Dhabi   India   Ireland   Belgium   Thailand   Vietnam   Philippines   Indonesia   China - SH/BJ   Costa Rica

Note: China – SH/BJ = Shanghai and Beijing
Source: JLL, LaSalle
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Real Estate Transparency in Mainland China

Mainland China’s leading cities transition to the ‘Transparent’ tier
JLL and LaSalle have been tracking the improvement in real estate transparency across Mainland China for
over 20 years. Progress has been impressive, with its leading cities – Shanghai and Beijing – moving steadily
from the ‘Low Transparency’ category prior to 2006, through ‘Semi Transparent’ over the 2006-2018 period,
to achieving ‘Transparent’ status in the 2020 Index.

As a measure of the progress, Mainland China (as represented by Shanghai and Beijing) has been the top
improver globally of the 68 markets tracked by GRETI since the Global Financial Crisis of 2008.

Top Transparency Improvers, 2008-2020

China - SH/BJ

          India

     Indonesia

      Vietnam

        Turkey

Chinese Taipei

         Israel

      Thailand

      Romania

     Colombia

   UAE - Dubai

   Philippines

  South Korea

      Hungary

        Japan

                  0                0.2          0.4               0.6             0.8                    1

                                             Score Change (Inverse)

Note: China – SH/BJ = Shanghai and Beijing
Source: JLL, LaSalle
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          Average Transparency Score, 2004-2020
          Major Global Markets* versus China-SH/BJ

                                2.2

                                                                                                                               2.45
                                2.4                                                                                   2.49
                                                                                                       2.58
                                                                                          2.64
                                2.6                                                2.71
                                                                     2.80                                                       2.59
                                                        2.84
                                                                                                                      2.69
           Transparency Score

                                2.8          2.91
                                                                                                       2.82
                                      3.05
                                3.0                                                       2.91
                                                                                   3.01
                                3.2

                                3.4                                  3.29

                                                        3.42
                                3.6
                                             3.55
                                      3.59

                                3.8
                                      2004   2006      2008          2010          2012   2014         2016           2018     2020

                                                    Major Global Markets Average           China - Shanghai/Beijing

          *Based on 50 markets that have been covered continuously since the 2004 edition of the Global Real Estate Transparency Index.
          Source: JLL, LaSalle

          Mainland China ranks 32nd globally
          Today, Mainland China ranks 32nd in the overall Index, up from 33rd in 2018. In reaching ‘Transparent’ status,
          its leading cities of Shanghai and Beijing join Hong Kong SAR and Chinese Taipei, both of which already sit
          within the ‘Transparent’ tier. While Hong Kong SAR remains head and shoulders above Mainland China on
          transparency, Shanghai and Beijing have been steadily catching up over the last several years.

Beijing
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Shanghai and Beijing now major destinations for cross-border real estate investment
Testimony to their success, recent years have seen Shanghai and Beijing become major destinations for
cross-border capital, with institutional money helping to improve transparency, increase professionalism
and expand access to market data.

Back in 2006, Shanghai was barely in the top 50 global destinations for real estate capital; today it appears
regularly among the world’s top 5 cities for cross-border investment. In 2019, total cross-border direct real estate
investment volumes in Shanghai reached US$7.3 billion, the fourth highest globally – higher than Tokyo, New
York and Singapore. Beijing was just outside the top 10 cities with US$4 billion of cross-border investment.

Shanghai, Cross-border Direct Real Estate Investment Transaction Volumes, 2007-2019

                                            8

                                            7
Cross-border Investment (US$ Billions)

                                            6

                                            5

                                            4

                                            3

                                            2

                                            1

                                            0
                                                 2007    2008       2009   2010   2011   2012    2013       2014   2015   2016     2017    2018    2019

Source: JLL, Global Capital Flows

Cross-border Direct Real Estate Investment Transaction Volumes, 2019
Global Top 15

                                             Paris
                                          London
                                            Berlin
                                         Shanghai
                                            Tokyo
                                         New York
                                 Singapore
                                          Sydney
                                          Munich
                                         Frankfurt
                                           Beijing
                                            Milan
                                          Warsaw
                    Hong Kong
                                           Dublin

                                                     0          2             4          6              8           10            12          14           16

                                                                                    Cross-border Investment (US$ Billions)

Source: JLL, Global Capital Flows
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Highlights of Transparency Improvement in
Mainland China
A burgeoning proptech sector
Proptech is a recurring theme in this year’s GRETI survey. Proptech can help to improve real estate market
transparency, for example by making access to market data more convenient. Mainland China’s growing
proptech ecosystem has accelerated several other trends towards greater real estate transparency. China
has proven hospitable to a huge range of firms developing proptech applications, including tech giants
and start-ups, developers, contractors, universities and research institutions. China also stands apart as
the largest proptech fundraising market outside the U.S., and its proptech ecosystem features some of the
world’s biggest players.

The power of proptech has been further reaffirmed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Even before the
outbreak, China’s major cities had been setting strategic initiatives to engage with technology: big data, AI,
robotics, building information modeling (BIM), IoT, VR/AR, and more. Market participants responded to the
outbreak by actively leveraging many of these technologies to ensure safety, health and continuity in their
workforces and buildings.

Growing engagement with sustainability and wellness
Mainland China is seeing more widespread adoption of sustainability certification – such as LEED and
China’s own domestic green building certificate – by developers and landlords. Wellness certification is
also growing more prominent. As of May 2020, nearly 80 buildings and spaces in China had acquired WELL
certification focusing on health and well-being, with nearly half in Shanghai and Beijing. In addition, allied
to the considerable strides made in recent years to reduce air pollution, there has also been an emphasis
on efforts to improve indoor air quality (including new certifications that have originated from China, such
as RESET).

Mainland China’s exchanges are expected to put in place new measures that require listed firms to include
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) summaries in their financial reports. This shows that China’s
authorities recognize global firms’ increasing focus on corporate social responsibility and, in particular,
the need to create a sustainable built environment. As more listed firms begin to follow the new ESG rules,
sustainability will thus play a greater role in driving greater market transparency in Mainland China.

Rise in disclosures for listed entities
In recent years, China has been further integrated into global capital markets through A-shares inclusion into
MSCI in 2018, and a swell in new Mainland developer listings. This has helped investors screen for real estate
asset performance within publicly-listed firms.

Over the 2010s, more than 50 Mainland developers were listed across exchanges in Mainland China, Hong
Kong SAR and the U.S. Over 2018 and 2019 alone, there were 14 Mainland developers listed in HKEX.
Firms have been incentivized to list by the prospect of access to liquidity, but at the same time disclosure
requirements on these exchanges help to shed light on company financials, while potential punishment for
noncompliance also encourages better corporate governance.

On a similar note, another positive signal is the aforementioned expected introduction of ESG disclosure
requirements to Mainland exchanges. The move follows Hong Kong SAR, which implemented the rules
in 2017 and requires firms to disclose a number of key sustainability factors related to carbon emissions,
provenance of resources and employee diversity, among others. Such disclosures are beneficial to
transparency in general and also serve to attract foreign investment, leading firms increasingly to strive to
meet sustainability and social responsibility benchmarks.
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Greater professionalism in property management
Recent years have seen a rise in the number, membership and influence of professional associations in the
property management sector across China. Associations’ social media accounts have proved invaluable
channels for sharing best practices across cities and raising members’ awareness of the latest government
regulations. Experts from professional associations have also been consulted by local governments as part
of the process of updating management-related rules.

The steady emergence of proptech, as well as general communication networks, has also boosted
transparency in property management. For example, tenant use of mobile apps to request specific services
from property managers has led to greater use of digital service records. Such apps also help to guarantee
better performance overall as they require both parties to confirm that service requests have been resolved.
In addition, IoT tools have provided enhanced transparency for property managers, giving them greater
insight on building utility, power consumption and other key capex statistics.

Greater coordination in land-use planning
Zoning maps have become more easily accessible in major Chinese cities, with greater detail and more
frequent updates. Primary land sales are updated frequently in a government database that is available to
the public online, providing greater price and sales volume visibility for market participants.
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In the past year we have witnessed a substantial increase in professional organizations and market players
being invited to contribute to meetings of government urban planning bureaus, where they advise on topics
such as the total development volume for district/regional developments, or the appropriate ratio of office,
retail, hotel and other uses in commercial space. The expectation that professional organizations should be
involved with district planning signals an intent to lessen the distance between official planning and market
forces, thereby reducing uncertainty in the planning and development process.

Increased activity in alternatives sectors
China has seen significant institutional investment activity in alternative property types, with investors
embracing cold chain, co-living, data centers and life sciences. For example, the Singaporean sovereign
wealth fund GIC partnered with GDS Holdings to build data centers in Mainland China, catering to the rapid
growth in cloud computing, 5G network traffic and other new technologies. In addition, Vanke acquired a
portfolio of cold chain facilities in 7 Mainland China cities from Swire, seeking to position itself to benefit
from strong growth in China’s fresh food distribution and pharmaceutical industries.

Data availability in China’s alternatives sectors can sometimes be limited, but increased investor activity is
expected to contribute to a self-reinforcing cycle in which investors create new demand for high-quality data
and, in turn, that information can convince additional investors to enter a particular sector or sectors.

                                                                                                                        Hangzhou
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A Transparency Perspective Across
Mainland China
In addition to covering Mainland China’s leading cities – Shanghai and Beijing – the Transparency Survey
also extends to several other cities. The Tier 1 cities of Guangzhou and Shenzhen have been joined in the
2020 survey by four provincial capitals – Chengdu, Hangzhou, Zhengzhou and Kunming.

All Mainland China cities surveyed have seen an improvement on their 2018 score/rank. While there remains
a disparity in transparency levels within China, other cities have recorded similar rates of improvement to
Shanghai and Beijing. For example, Kunming which was classified in the ‘Low Transparency’ tier in 2018 has
moved into the ‘Semi-Transparent’ tier for the first time.

GRETI 2020, City-level Global Rankings – Mainland China Cities

   Transparency                                2020 Score     2020 Rank
                      City                                                 Change in Rank
       Tier                                   (2018 Score)   (2018 Rank)

                      Shanghai                 2.59 (2.69)     74 (75)           +1
    Transparent
                      Beijing                  2.62 (2.71)     75 (76)           +1
                      Guangzhou                2.74 (2.83)     81 (84)           +3
                      Shenzhen                 2.74 (2.83)     82 (83)           +1
                      Chengdu                  2.91 (2.98)     93 (94)           +1
 Semi-Transparent
                      Hangzhou                 2.94 (n/a)*    97 (n/a)*         n/a*
                      Zhengzhou                3.23 (3.29)    106 (107)          +1
                      Kunming                  3.49 (3.57)    116 (117)          +1

*Hangzhou was newly added to the GRETI survey in 2020.
Source: JLL, LaSalle

                                                                                                                              Shenzhen
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What Next for Transparency in Mainland China?
Mainland China’s significant progress in transparency has been a steady, gradual process over many years (and
several editions of the Global Real Estate Transparency Index). This progress is borne out very evidently through
the achievements detailed in the latest GRETI survey, notably:

•    Promotion of Shanghai and Beijing to the ‘Transparent’ tier for the first time

•    Mainland China is one of the top 10 improvers since the last GRETI in 2018

•    The top improver globally since the Global Financial Crisis in 2008

•    Rising cross-border real estate investment volumes, which reached an all-time high in 2019.

As we look ahead to the next edition of GRETI in 2022, Mainland China’s leading cities are well-positioned to
make further gains and consolidate their ‘Transparent’ status. We expect proptech and alternatives to be key
drivers of progress – two areas where China is steadily advancing.

Where can Mainland China improve?
Despite the improvements, investors are still faced with formidable, often persistent challenges regarding
transparency in Mainland China. In particular, investors are looking to see improved transparency in the
following areas:

•    While less of an issue today than 5-10 years ago, capital controls remain a hurdle for investors, making
     moving capital in and out of China cumbersome. But we believe this situation will improve as broader
     financial opening policies pick up pace.

•    Expanding the REIT codes to include a wider spectrum of income-generating commercial real estate would
     improve liquidity and enhance price discovery of real estate assets. China’s April 2020 announcement of a
     pilot program for publicly-traded REITs with a focus on infrastructure is a positive signal for transparency
     improvement and may be expanded to wider real estate.

•    Like most other territories in the Index, there is scope for improvement to sustainability transparency
     – relating to adoption of net zero carbon, building resilience, etc. – as well as moving from voluntary
     sustainability tools or regulations to mandatory measures.

•    Despite improvements in data availability concerning the residential and office leasing sectors, which
     has been motivated by increased corporate presence, there remains room for improvement in the retail,
     logistics and alternatives sectors, particularly for rental data.

Mainland China is on a fast-track route to proptech adoption which, combined with further integration with
global capital markets and growth in alternatives sectors, should support further improvement in transparency
across Mainland China. Yet to make significant progress, China will need to take the lead in regulations
and metrics relating to sustainability, resilience and wellness – which will become new markers of global
standard transparency.

A complete description of global transparency trends and methodology used to create the Index can be found
    in the Full Report – Global Real Estate Transparency Index, 2020 – which is available for download at:

https://www.joneslanglasalle.com.cn/en/trends-and-insights/research/global-real-estate-transparency-index
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Global Real Estate Transparency Index Team
Global                                            Asia Pacific
Jeremy Kelly                                      Lee Fong
JLL, London                                       JLL, Hong Kong
jeremy.kelly@eu.jll.com                           lee.fong@ap.jll.com
+44 20 3147 1199                                  +852 2846 5263

Jacques Gordon                                    Elysia Tse
LaSalle, Chicago                                  LaSalle, Singapore
jacques.gordon@lasalle.com                        elysia.tse@lasalle.com
+1 312 897 4200                                   +65 6494 3599

Matthew McAuley                                   Nelson Wong
JLL, London                                       JLL, Hong Kong
matthew.mcauley@eu.jll.com                        nelson.wong@ap.jll.com
+44 20 7852 4014                                  +852 2846 5135

Dan Mahoney                                       Daniel Yao
LaSalle, Chicago                                  JLL, Shanghai
daniel.mahoney@lasalle.com                        daniel.yao@ap.jll.com
+1 312 897 40234                                  +86 21 6133 5456

Rupert Davies                                     Europe
JLL, London
rupert.davies@eu.jll.com                          Petra Blazkova
+44 20 7852 4701                                  LaSalle, London
                                                  petra.blazkova@lasalle.com
Americas                                          +44 20 7399 5568

Shawn Lambert                                     Christian Denny
JLL, New York                                     JLL, London
shawn.lambert@am.jll.com                          christian.denny@eu.jll.com
+1 212 812 5884                                   +44 20 7399 5005

Ryan Severino                                     Katie Taylor
JLL, New Jersey                                   LaSalle, London
ryan.severino@am.jll.com                          katie.taylor@lasalle.com
+1 732 590 4182                                   +44 20 7399 5117

                                                  Middle East and Africa
                                                  Dana Salbak
                                                  JLL, Dubai
                                                  dana.salbak@eu.jll.com
                                                  +971 4 2677 6554
Contributing Authors

Sophie Carruth, Rupert Davies, Christian Denny,
Eric Duchon, Alex Edds, Jake Fansler, Lee Fong,
Jacques Gordon, Jeremy Kelly, Jordan Kostelac,
Shawn Lambert, Dan Mahoney, Matthew McAuley,
Lucy McCracken, Dana Salbak, Ryan Severino,
Nelson Wong, Daniel Yao, Warner Brown,
Sean Linkletter, Brooks Eakin.
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1 Jianguomenwai Avenue                   61 Hong Kong Middle Road                                No.64 West Section of
Beijing 100004                           Shinan District, Qingdao 266071                         South 2nd Ring Road
                                         Shandong                                                Yanta District, Xi’an 710065
tel +86 10 5922 1300
                                                                                                 Shaanxi
fax +86 10 5922 1330                     tel +86 532 8579 5800
                                         fax +86 532 8579 5801                                   tel +86 29 8932 9800
Chengdu
                                                                                                 fax +86 29 8932 9801
29/F, Tower 1                            Shanghai
Chengdu International Finance Square     22/F                                                    Hong Kong
1 Hongxing Road Section 3                HKRI Centre One, HKRI Taikoo Hui                        7/F
Chengdu 610021, Sichuan                  No.288 Shimen Yi Road, Jingan District                  One Taikoo Place
                                         Shanghai 200041                                         979 King’s Road
tel +86 28 6680 5000
                                                                                                 Quarry Bay
fax +86 28 6680 5096                     tel +86 21 6393 3333
                                                                                                 Hong Kong
                                         fax +86 21 6393 3080
Chongqing
                                                                                                 tel +852 2846 5000
45/F, Chongqing World Financial Center   Shenyang
                                                                                                 fax +852 2845 9117
No.188 Minzu Road, Yuzhong District      1808
                                                                                                 www.jll.com.hk
Chongqing 400010                         Office Tower, L’Avenue
tel +86 23 6370 8588
                                         10 Huigong Street, Shenhe District                      Macau
                                         Shenyang 110013                                         Unit H, 16/F
fax +86 23 6370 8598
                                         Liaoning                                                Finance and IT Center of Macau
Guangzhou                                                                                        Nam Van Lake Quarteirao 5 Lote A
                                         tel +86 24 3109 1300
Room 2801-03                                                                                     Macau
                                         fax +86 24 3109 1330
Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre
                                                                                                 tel +853 2871 8822
No.6 Zhujiang East Road                  Shenzhen
                                                                                                 fax +853 2871 8800
Zhujiang New Town, Tianhe District       19/F
                                                                                                 www.jll.com.mo
Guangzhou 510623                         Tower Three, Kerry Plaza
Guangdong                                1 Zhongxinsi Road, Futian District                      Taipei
                                         Shenzhen 518048                                         20/F-1
tel +86 20 2338 8088
                                         Guangdong                                               Taipei 101 Tower
fax +86 20 2338 8118
                                                                                                 No 7 Xinyi Road Section 5
                                         tel +86 755 8826 6608
Hangzhou                                                                                         Taipei 11049
                                         fax +86 755 2263 8966
Unit 802                                                                                         Taiwan
T2, Raffles City Hangzhou                Tianjin
                                                                                                 tel +886 2 8758 9898
No. 228 Xinye Road                       Unit 3408
                                                                                                 fax +886 2 8758 9899
Jianggan District                        The Exchange Tower 2
                                                                                                 www.jll.com.tw
Hangzhou 310000                          189 Nanjing Road, Heping District
Zhejiang                                 Tianjin 300051
tel +86 571 8196 5988                    tel +86 22 5901 1999
fax +86 571 8196 5966
                                         Wuhan
Nanjing                                  Unit 3202-03
Room 2201                                Ping An Finance Center
Deji Plaza Office Tower                  1628 Zhongshan Avenue, Jiang’an District
18 Zhongshan Road                        Wuhan 430014, Hubei
Nanjing 210018
                                         tel +86 27 5959 2100
tel +86 25 8966 0660                     fax +86 27 5959 2144
fax +86 25 8966 0663

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