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A survey conducted by CBRE has found 2021 is forecast to see a 5-10 per cent rise in investment volumes across the Asia-Pacific.
Confidence in commercial real estate is on the rise across the Asia-Pacific region, with 2021 set to see a 5 per cent to 10 per cent rise in investment volumes, according to CBRE’s latest Asia-Pacific Investor Intentions Survey. The survey, which was conducted between November 9, 2020, and December 14, 2020, asked 492 mainly Asia-Pacific based investors a range of questions on their buying appetite and preferred strategies, sectors and markets for 2021. Reflecting a broad improvement in market sentiment boosted in part by the recent commencement of vaccination programmes in several countries around the world, plus an upbeat fundraising environment that has seen US$59 billion of equity raised by Asia-Pacific-focused real estate funds between 2018 and 2020, the survey found that 60 per cent of commercial property investors acr