Michael Gerrity, founder of Miami-based World Property Ventures (WPV), has announced that WPV's wholly-owned subsidiary, World Property Markets, is soon launching a significant $350 million joint-venture funding round with multiple industry partners later this quarter.
According to CBRE's newly released 2023 Asia Pacific Real Estate Market Outlook Mid-Year Review, a continued challenging environment for the Asia Pacific commercial real estate investment market still persists due to the prolonged interest rate hike cycle, insufficient price corrections, and a slower than expected recovery of mainland China.
CBRE Japan is reporting that while commercial real estate transaction volume declined by 20% year-over-year globally in 2022, investment volume in Japan remained largely unchanged, with only a 2% fall from the previous year.
Commercial real estate investment in Asia Pacific in 2022 declined by 27% year-on-year as a tightening interest rate cycle and global macroeconomic uncertainties influenced decision-making.