JLL has released its 14th edition of its Global Real Estate Transparency Index (GRETI), revealing two-thirds of global markets increased transparency over the past two years. While established markets continue to capture the majority of global capital, countries in Asia Pacific and the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) have emerged as primary engines of global transparency gains due to rapid digitization and proactive government reforms.
As market conditions become increasingly segmented, commercial real estate transparency is increasingly key to global liquidity and capital allocation. Transaction volumes in the “Highly Transparent” group have risen by 64 percent over the past two years, outpacing the rest of the world by 20 percentage points. Because investors require scale, early price discovery and reliable data to mitigate risk, these 13 markets now represent