1.   Office rents are highest in the city centre.

2.   Along with the growth, however, have come rapidly rising office rents.

3.   Analysts say that office rents may be reaching the bottom.

4.   And the department stores have cut advertising costs, office rents and laid off part-time workers, which also boosts profits.

5.   At the very least, property agents say, the decline in office rents and prices is slowing.

6.   According to Brooke Hillier Parker, March office rents at six prime locations across Shanghai were unchanged from the previous August.

7.   Achievable apartment rents are often better than mid-range office rents.

8.   Finance and insurance costs were unchanged in June, as were office rents.

9.   He even made an agreement to cover the office rent by granting his new landlord radio advertising.

10.   News that office rents are falling also weighed on property stocks.