According to new data by global real estate consulting firm JLL, commercial real estate investment in Asia Pacific rose 3% year-on-year (YoY) in Q4 2023 to $31.6 billion, reversing seven consecutive quarters of decreasing volumes.
According to CBRE's 2024 Asia Pacific Investor Intentions Survey, Japan is the top target for cross-border real estate investment in Asia Pacific for the fifth consecutive year, with investors focusing on Tokyo, Osaka, and other major regional cities.
According to new data from CBRE, consensus forecasts expect the Japanese economy to continue to see moderate growth of around 1% per annum in 2024 and beyond. Capital expenditure is projected to increase on the back of generally strong corporate earnings.
According to property consultant Knight Frank, global housing markets continue to display healthy price growth in late 2023, despite the record rise in interest rates since late 2021. Across our basket of world cities, average prices only experienced a decline on a quarterly basis in the final quarter of 2022, after which prices have risen by 2.7%.