Asia-Pacific Real Estate 2026 Midyear Outlook: BI Replay
Rising concerns of interest-rate hikes are poised to soften Asia-Pacific real estate investment demand in 2H, with exceptions for properties with robust rental growth prospects. AI demand continues to fuel rapid data-center expansion, supporting data-center REITs to boost income growth. Hong Kong’s housing recovery is increasingly decoupling from mainland China's weakness. Major Japanese developers are lifting profit driven by rising office rents in Tokyo despite negative impact from BOJ rate hikes.
Bloomberg Intelligence senior real estate analysts Patrick Wong and Kristy Hung, senior credit analysts Daniel Fan and Andrew Chan, together with industry analyst Ken Foong and senior associate analyst John Wong will discuss our latest research and the midyear outlook for the Asia-Pacific real estate sector.