The global life sciences and R&D sector demonstrates resilient, long-term growth, supported by demographic shifts, rising healthcare demand and technological advancements.

The war in the Middle East has clouded the outlook for the sector, especially as the sector is sensitive to rate movements. Our longer-term outlook post the Middle East war, however, remains constructive, as we believe underlying supportive trends would remain in place.

Once the domain of a handful of Canadian and Australasian pension funds, TPA is now gaining traction among global institutions, sovereign wealth funds and even forward-thinking wealth advisers.

Singapore has ranked as the most expensive city for office fit-out in Asia Pacific, according to Knight Frank’s Asia Pacific Fit-Out Cost Guide 2026.

Innovation is playing out across a more diverse global map than ever before, but a critical shortage of premium, investment-grade real estate is creating a new competitive frontier where quality of place — not just the city — is paramount, according to a new report from JLL.

Prologis and GIC have created a US$1.6 billion joint venture to develop and own build-to-suit logistics facilities across major US markets.

The Chinese property insurance industry is projected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.7 percent, increasing from 282.5 billion yuan (US$39.6 billion) in 2026 to 380.5 billion yuan (US$53.7 billion) by 2030, in terms of gross written premium (GWP), according to GlobalData, an intelligence and productivity platform.

As markets have matured, investors are increasingly seeking evidence that sustainability efforts by real estate managers are leading to meaningful, real-world outcomes. Sustainability performance is also under mounting public and regulatory scrutiny, pushing organisations beyond simple disclosure.

In a sponsored interview published in the May issue of Institutional Real Estate Asia Pacific, Marcus Meijer, founder and CEO of MARK and chairman of Crossbay, describes the striking alignment of structural demand tailwinds and supply constraints driving interest in European urban logistics, why Europe in particular appeals to global allocators, and the competitive advantage of Crossbay’s well-established platform.