Apac real estate investments remain resilient, supported by land and development sites: Colliers
In general, Australia and Japan were the only 2 Apac states to rate amongst the leading 10 global capital places throughout all property classes. Nonetheless, Singapore, Japan and Hong Kong emerged amongst the top 10 cross-border funding sources all over the world, emphasizing Apac’s growing role in outbound financial investment, claims Colliers.
Colliers’ record feature a pick up in business office investment event, especially in the Apac and the Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) regions, where the segment recaptured its top stance based on financial investments on a rolling 24-month basis. On the other hand, the retail and hospitality sectors kept quite similar levels of task over the past 2 quarters.
The rise comes as Apac markets continue to produce land sales and new property developments. According to the report, Apac dominated the leading ten worldwide positions for cross-border financial investments in land and development sites, with seven countries from the region making the checklist. Australia led the pack, attracting US$ 1.022 billion ($1.28 billion) in investments, followed by Singapore (US$ 981 million), India (US$ 808 million), Malaysia (US$ 606 million), Hong Kong (US$ 500 million) and Japan (US$ 404 million).
In terms of sector, the multifamily sector remains the most active sector worldwide since completion of 2Q2025, mainly generated by financial investments in North America, according to Colliers. The industrial market even retained its area as the 2nd most active financial investment field, both internationally and throughout regions.
Regardless of economical headwinds dampening global capital industry, realty investments in the Asia Pacific (Apac) region continue to show resilience, claims Colliers. In its Global Capital Flows September 2025 report, the realty services and investment management firm notes that investment activity in Apac charted a slight increase of 5% as of 1H2025 matched up to the same duration in 2024.
Lucy Mallick, overseas funding lead at Colliers, thinks sectoral changes and fundraising traction driven by developing capitalist goals are assisting to underpin Apac’s strength within otherwise subdued global capital markets. Looking ahead, she anticipates capital flows to accelerate in late 2025 as rising cost of living decrease and rate of interest decrease.
Singapore holds fourth spot globally, contributing over US$ 7.9 billion in cross-border capital in 1H2025. The bulk was spent in industrial assets (US$ 2.9 billion), complied with by office (US$ 2.41 billion) and retail (US$ 1.45 billion) assets. “Singapore continues to demonstrate its strength as a resources source and investment destination,” states Bastiaan VB, Colliers’ managing director for Singapore.
