Investment is about the future, not the past. For a forward-looking pre-mortem checklist for 2050, though — to better assess what is on the real estate investment agenda for the next 25 years — we must understand where we have been and where we are now.

On the eve of the completion of our 38th year of continuously serving the interests of the institutional real estate and infrastructure investment community around the globe and the 10th year of serving the interests of the members of the private wealth advisory community in North America, it’s high time to recognise the contributions of the many people who helped me along the way.

Approximately US$116 billion will be needed to build out the existing colocation data centre pipeline across Asia Pacific in the coming five to seven years as demand for the sector grows, according to calculations by Cushman & Wakefield.

Despite a challenging economic landscape, business confidence is rising across Asia Pacific, with Colliers’ APAC Cap Rates Fourth Quarter 2024 report finding the retail sector was the key driver of movements in cap rates during the quarter.

Despite around two-thirds (65 percent) of pension fund executives in Europe and North America saying their funded status has improved over the past year, including 5 percent who say it has improved dramatically, almost three-quarters (74 percent) say they will or are likely to increase contributions this year, according to a new survey from Ortec Finance.

The Asia Pacific logistics sector is at a crossroads amid geopolitical uncertainties and evolving market dynamics, according to Knight Frank in its Asia-Pacific H2 2024 Logistics Highlights report, released in February.