Market Trends & Analysis

Governments around the world are coming in fast and furious with economic supportive measures to combat the coronavirus situation.

Global markets plunged following an extensive sell-off amid worsening news surrounding the coronavirus outbreak.

On the macro level, total cross-border investments in Asia Pacific reached US$57bn in 2019 for a second consecutive record year.

In times of uncertainties such as this, investors had previously gravitated towards REITs to seek shelter.

As the markets recover from the trade war resolution, we saw major indexes recovering to all time highs earlier this year.

The first month of 2020 ends in choppy waters as the world struggles with the outbreak of coronavirus in China, placing nations worldwide on high alert.

Institutional investors are leaning towards real estate to leverage their investment plans against a record low-interest rate and challenging investment context.

We round off the week by sharing some industry view points on key real estate markets for 2020. Overall sentiments remain positive but cautious.

As the curtains are drawn on 2019, we bid farewell to a decade that has witnessed transformative developments and events in the real estate industry.