Based on a new survey by CBRE, capitalization rates in Asia Pacific are likely to continue to rise for the rest of 2023, but investment activity is expected to increase in the second half of the year as cap rate adjustments help close the price gap between buyers and sellers.
Based on Knight Frank's latest Prime Global Cities Index (PGCI), which tracks prices in 46 leading prime markets worldwide, fell by 0.4% in the 12 months to the end of March 2023. This marks a sharp reversal from a peak of 10.1% growth in the fourth quarter of 2021.
According to new data by global real estate consulting firm JLL, commercial real estate investment activity in Asia Pacific declined by 30% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2023, as total investment activity in the region reached $27 billion.
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.