Asia Pacific The megastorm era: Why the real estate industry is dragging its heels on pricing weather risk into values and investment assumptions, and what can be done about it The reaction of the real estate industry to climate change has been much like that of the rest of the world: slow and delayed. It may take direct impacts from natural disasters, whether to a building or the bottom line, for anyone to respond.
Asia Pacific Premium destination: Australian hotels offer attractive risk-adjusted total returns relative to other traditional property sectors The Australian hotel market is considered ripe for continued growth on the back of a strong tourism outlook and, as such, is likely to continue to be a hunting ground for international and domestic institutional investors.
Asia Pacific A moderating trend: Global investors are indicating a mild pullback in 2019 allocations to real estate amidst weakening sentiment The 2019 Institutional Investors Real Estate Trends report surveyed 205 investors — its highest total ever — with 134 US investors and 71 non-US investors.
Asia Pacific The future is urban: The advance of technology and urbanisation means cities are here to stay Are cities profiting from the wave of technological advances? And do real estate investors still want or, indeed, need to buy offices?
Asia Pacific Cycle drama: Managers question traditional cycle thinking Managers are questioning traditional real estate–cycle point indicators, given the realignment of macroeconomics in a post–global financial crisis world.
Asia Pacific Korean investors lured by European assets Korean investors targeting European assets typically are attracted by cheap financing, high yields and currency-hedging premiums.
Asia Pacific Investors bullish on real estate, despite limited asset availability Despite economic and political concerns, Asia Pacific investors still find commercial real estate attractive, with 81 percent intending to maintain or increase their purchasing momentum in the region in 2019.
Asia Pacific Reacceleration seen in March property stock performance Both Asia Pacific and global property stocks regained momentum in March on the back of continued dovish commentary by the US Federal Reserve, which drove government bond yields lower and, in turn, elevated the yield-orientated real estate sector.
