The $21.3 billion allocations to APAC property in the quarter ended September represented a fall of 22% from the same quarter a year ago, a report by JLL showed.
The global themes of decarbonisation, deglobalisation, evolving demographics and the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution continue to create new opportunities to invest in private assets, according to Nils Rode, chief investment officer of Schroders Capital.
Sovereign wealth funds, pension funds and insurers are reallocating property portfolios to tap opportunities across the region as e-commerce, automation and relocation of manufacturing drive growth.
Wealthy Chinese investors are increasingly looking at real estate in markets like Singapore, Australia and Japan while also reconsidering Hong Kong amid tensions involving the US and Europe.
The Dutch pension fund manager has introduced the Real Estate Responsible Investment Index Strategy, an innovative product that could cater to the growing trend of ESG customisation in the Asia-Pacific region.
Asian institutional investors are eyeing opportunities in US real estate after the Fed's recent interest rate pause, and tightening supply in both the residential and industrial property market state-side.
As international investors flock to multifamily residential properties in Japan, opportunities are still too good to pass up despite increasingly competitive demand.
While there has been a drop-off in investment activity from investors based in the US and Europe into Asian real estate, Japan is bucking the trend, according to industry experts.
Vietnam's factory, logistics, and residential segments offer promise, while high interest rates and poor risk-reward ratios have dampened interest in regional peers.
The departure of the Canadian fund’s Greater China real estate head comes amid growing fears of a mainland property crisis and tension between Ottawa and Beijing.