Apac real estate investments remain resilient, supported by land and development sites: Colliers
Overall, Australia and Japan were actually the only two Apac countries to rate amongst the leading ten worldwide capital places across all property classes. Nonetheless, Singapore, Japan and Hong Kong arised amongst the leading 10 cross-border capital sources all over the world, highlighting Apac’s developing function in outgoing financial investment, states Colliers.
The increase happens as Apac markets continue to generate land sales and new property developments. According to the report, Apac dominated the leading ten global positions for cross-border investments in land and development sites, along with seven countries from the area making the checklist. Australia led the pack, drawing US$ 1.022 billion ($1.28 billion) in ventures, followed by Singapore (US$ 981 million), India (US$ 808 million), Malaysia (US$ 606 million), Hong Kong (US$ 500 million) and Japan (US$ 404 million).
In terms of industry, the multifamily sector continues to be the most active sector worldwide as of the end of 2Q2025, mainly generated by financial investments in North America, according to Colliers. The industrialized sector even retained its area as the second most engaged investment sector, both internationally and throughout regions.
Regardless of economic headwinds dampening global capital industry, real estate investments in the Asia Pacific (Apac) region continue to show resilience, claims Colliers. In its Global Capital Flows September 2025 report, the property services and investment management firm notes that financial investment activity in Apac charted a slight increase of 5% since 1H2025 compared to the very same duration past year.
Colliers’ report emphasize a pick up in business office assets event, specifically in the Apac and the Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) regions, where the segment recaptured its leading spot based upon investments on a rolling 24-month basis. Meanwhile, the retail and hospitality segments preserved quite similar levels of activity over the past two quarters.
Lucy Mallick, overseas funding lead at Colliers, thinks sectoral changes and fundraising traction propelled by evolving capitalist goals are assisting to underpin Apac’s strength within otherwise subdued worldwide capital markets. Looking ahead, she anticipates capital flows to accelerate in late 2025 as inflation decrease and interest rates decrease.
Singapore holds 4th place around the world, contributing over US$ 7.9 billion in cross-border financing in 1H2025. The bulk was invested in industrial assets (US$ 2.9 billion), adhered to by office (US$ 2.41 billion) and retail (US$ 1.45 billion) properties. “Singapore continues to demonstrate its strength as a funding source and financial investment spot,” claims Bastiaan VB, Colliers’ handling director for Singapore.
