Apac real estate investments remain resilient, supported by land and development sites: Colliers
Lucy Mallick, international funding lead at Colliers, assumes sectoral changes and fundraising momentum steered by advancing capitalist priorities are assisting to underpin Apac’s strength within otherwise subdued global funding markets. Looking ahead, she anticipates capital circulations to speed up in late 2025 as rising cost of living decrease and rates of interest decrease.
Despite economic headwinds dampening global capital industry, property investments in the Asia Pacific (Apac) region still demonstrate strength, says Colliers. In its Global Capital Flows September 2025 report, the real estate services and investment management firm notes that financial investment activity in Apac charted a slight increase of 5% as of 1H2025 compared to the same duration past year.
The increase comes as Apac markets continue to generate land sales and new property developments. According to the report, Apac dominated the leading 10 worldwide rankings for cross-border financial investments in land and property development sites, along with seven countries from the region making the selection. Australia led the pack, attracting US$ 1.022 billion ($1.28 billion) in investment decisions, followed by Singapore (US$ 981 million), India (US$ 808 million), Malaysia (US$ 606 million), Hong Kong (US$ 500 million) and Japan (US$ 404 million).
Singapore holds fourth place worldwide, contributing over US$ 7.9 billion in cross-border funds in 1H2025. The bulk was spent in industrial assets (US$ 2.9 billion), complied with by workplace (US$ 2.41 billion) and retail (US$ 1.45 billion) properties. “Singapore continues to show its strength as a resources source and financial investment spot,” claims Bastiaan VB, Colliers’ handling director for Singapore.
Generally, Australia and Japan were the only two Apac nations to place among the top 10 international resources locations throughout all asset classes. However, Singapore, Japan and Hong Kong emerged among the leading ten cross-border funding sources worldwide, emphasizing Apac’s growing role in outbound financial investment, says Colliers.
In relations to market, the multifamily sector continues to be one of the most active sector worldwide since the end of 2Q2025, predominantly generated by investments in North America, according to Colliers. The industrial field even retained its spot as the 2nd most engaged financial investment sector, both worldwide and across regions.
Colliers’ review feature a pick up in workplace investment activity, particularly in the Apac and the Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) regions, where the segment regained its leading position based upon investments on a rolling 24-month basis. On the other hand, the retail and hospitality sectors maintained similar degrees of task over the past two quarters.
