Asia Pacific's commercial real estate (CRE) investment market held firm in the first quarter of 2025, with total transaction volume reaching $32.8 billion -- a marginal 1% dip from the previous quarter but up 11% year-over-year, according to new data from CBRE.
The looming threat of President Trump's China tariffs in the first quarter of 2025, coupled with Hong Kong's strong economic ties to China, contributed to a decline in commercial rents and capital values across nearly all sectors of the city's property markets
New data from global real estate consultancy JLL reveals a 23% year-on-year (YoY) increase in commercial real estate investment across Asia Pacific in 2024, totaling $131.3 billion and surpassing 2022 levels. Investment volumes in Q4 alone grew 10% YoY to $34.9 billion, marking the fifth consecutive quarter of YoY growth for the region.
According to CBRE, Japan's commercial real estate transaction volume rose by 24% year-over-year to JPY 1.207 trillion in Q3 2024, with large transactions exceeding JPY 10 billion doubling from the same period last year.