Asia Pacific Return seekers: Which Asia Pacific markets and property sectors should investors target to find the best risk-adjusted returns? There has been hesitation to enter property markets in wholehearted fashion since the pandemic. Will the next one to two years see a flurry of transactions that have been on the negotiating table? There is the potential for that.
Asia Pacific The mass timber trade-off: Would high-rises made of wood be sustainable? A material that’s been around since people built shelters — wood — is increasingly being proposed for low- and mid-rise buildings.
Asia Pacific An upward cycle ahead: The outlook for Asia Pacific real estate in 2025 Income-producing real estate transaction volumes in Asia Pacific appear to be stabilising, with volumes hovering above the US$35 billion level in recent quarters. Rising participation from institutional investors points to positive signals of a market recovery ahead.
Asia Pacific Strategic loan workouts: Proven tactics for boosting recoveries and safeguarding investor capital Australian real estate private credit is a hot topic, with substantial growth of approximately 10 percent to 12 percent per year over the past five years, which has attracted large inflows of international institutional capital into the sector due to a number of factors.
Asia Pacific Ding! The starting bell for investment has begun to ring For those of you who were waiting for the bell to go off signalling that the real estate markets finally have hit bottom, you may not have been listening carefully enough.
Asia Pacific NPS commits to Australia’s living sector; forms global strategic partnership South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) is among the latest institutional investors seeking to capitalise on Australia’s high-demand living sector, with an A$700 million (US$432.5 million) commitment to Scape Australia’s Scape Core Fund (SCF), which will invest in purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) and build-to-rent (BTR) projects.
Asia Pacific Temasek and CenterSquare partner on CRE debt vehicle CenterSquare Investment Management has created a commercial real estate debt co-investment vehicle alongside Temasek, a global investment company headquartered in Singapore, with which the firm has an existing relationship.
Asia Pacific BLF selects four GPs for global sustainable real estate securities mandate Four asset management firms have been selected by Taiwan’s Bureau of Labor Funds (BLF) to manage its US$1.6 billion global sustainable securitised real estate mandate, namely BlackRock Investment Management (UK), CenterSquare Investment Management, Fidelity International and RREEF America.
Asia Pacific Asia Pacific deal volumes top US$131b in 2024 Commercial real estate investment in Asia Pacific rose 23 percent year-on-year in 2024 to US$131.3 billion, surpassing 2022 levels, according to JLL.
Asia Pacific Trends influencing Asia Pacific investment in 2025 Asia Pacific’s office sector offers compelling opportunities for value-added investments, according to Knight Frank’s latest outlook report for the region, Charting New Horizons: 25 Trends Shaping 2025.
Asia Pacific Listed real estate down for 2024 For 2024, Asia Pacific real estate securities were 2.83 percent lower year-over-year following a double-digit (–12.25 percent) loss in the fourth quarter, in US dollar terms, according to the GPR/APREA Composite Index.
Asia Pacific A-REITs pull back in Q4 2024 The Australian REIT sector delivered a weak performance in the fourth quarter of 2024, with a total return of –6.0 percent, compared with the broader market, which delivered an –0.8 percent return.
