Asia Pacific property investing in the medium term

“The COVID-19 pandemic has accentuated the need for businesses to increase operational resilience and adapt faster to structural trends, particularly as economic uncertainties linger,” states M&G Real Estate’s APAC Real Estate Outlook, released July 17.

The report looks at the effects of the pandemic on the Asia Pacific region and assesses post-pandemic opportunities.

Key findings include:

Real estate occupiers’ needs and preferences are expected to evolve in line with trends such as increased automation, telecommuting, omni-channeling and smart living given further digitalization. Demand for logistics space in key developed Asia Pacific markets is likely to rise on the back of growing e-commerce and businesses’ potential reshoring and/or excess capacity built into businesses’ supply chains. Rents for high-quality office and retail assets — in terms of building specification, services and flexibility provided to