According to new data from CBRE, consensus forecasts expect the Japanese economy to continue to see moderate growth of around 1% per annum in 2024 and beyond. Capital expenditure is projected to increase on the back of generally strong corporate earnings.
According to JLL's newly released Year-End Property Market Review and 2024 Forecast, Hong Kong's commercial property leasing and investment markets experienced a slower-than-expected improvement in 2023.
According to JLL, commercial real estate investment activity in Asia Pacific declined 22% year-on-year in the third quarter of 2023, recording the lowest quarterly figure since Q2 2010.
Global commercial real estate investment declined by 51% year-over-year in Q3 to $142 billion. Investment fell by 53% in the Americas, 54% in Europe and 31% in Asia-Pacific. Rising interest rates in many countries contributed to the significant drop of investment activity.