The industry's own research.
Asia Pacific accounts for about 23% of all completed branded residence schemes worldwide and expects 187 new projects through 2032, indicating a 97% growth rate comparable to the Americas.
The outlook reports strong leasing and tight supply across Asia, with central Tokyo office rents rising 11.4% YoY and Japan residential operating profit falling 83.2%.
Panel regression of 33 J‑REITs shows market capitalization, yen appreciation, hotel exposure and FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Global Index inclusion boost foreign ownership, while higher leverage, BOJ purchases, stronger ROA, higher policy rates and logistics exposure reduce it.
APREA’s Knowledge Brief Volume 16 outlines how Asia‑Pacific REITs are expanding into data‑center, hospitality and ESG‑aligned assets to meet sustainability, digitisation and urbanisation trends.