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The double whammy of inflation and interest rate hikes will further dampen market demand. 

Retail and hotel assets are likely to see stronger demand. 

Buyers are becoming less price sensitive.

The office sector accounted for USD30.6b of all investments.

Investment volumes increased 33% to $6.8b in H1 alone.

JLL expects deal activity to surge in the next few years as supply increases.

Around 1 in 5 investors intend to deploy capital in the debt space in 2022.

Despite high airline ticket prices and new widespread Covid-19 variants, we have seen a surge in the demand for travel across regions which have eased Covid-19 restrictions. With staff and operational reductions over the past 2 and a half years, the tourism sector in Europe has been struggling to cope with pent-up demand and the high numbers of travellers. For example, in July 2022, Heathrow Airport controversially applied a daily 100,000 passenger cap to better manage excessive queues, baggage delays and flight cancellations.

Amenities around the office are a key consideration for landlords these days.

So what are we looking for?

Japan ranked 12th most transparent market globally. 

The region’s new capacity increased by 488 MW in Q1. 

The winners were awarded via digital presentations.

Pandemic restrictions are a thing of the past for most investors.

Real estate private equity funds alone have raised around USD104b between 2017 and 2021.

The region recorded a total of USD12b of sale leaseback deals in 2021.