Based on new data by global property consultant Knight Frank, surging inflation and constant mortgage rate hikes in 2023 have hobbled many mainstream property markets, worldwide. While many property markets have borne the brunt of this pain, property sales volumes, not home prices, have been the greatest casualty to date.
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.
Based on a new report by CBRE, total commercial real estate investment volume in Japan grew by 3% year-over-year to reach JPY 749.0 billion in Q2 2023, slightly above the average Q2 figure over the past five years.
Based on new data from JLL, Asia Pacific hotel investment volumes declined by 51% year-on-year in the first half of 2023 as macroeconomic challenges and the rising cost of debt influenced capital deployment.