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Your strategic compass in APAC real estate investment H1 2026

Recovery holds as opportunities become more selective

The Asia Pacific real estate market entered 2026 with strong momentum and according to the TIME Score, remains in a stabilisation phase. Resilience is holding despite macroeconomic headwinds, but the opportunity set is becoming increasingly selective.

Financing conditions and rising rates have introduced volatility, yet occupier fundamentals remain supportive. Transactional activity and capital flows continue to underpin momentum across the region.

The latest data reflects a maturing cycle. The APAC All-Property TIME Score remains at 3.0, signalling a stabilisation phase, while the Fair Value Index holds around 60, indicating that although opportunities remain, markets are coalescing towards fair value.

  • TIME Score (Timing the Investment Market Entry/Exit) is a forward-looking measure that helps investors identify where each market sits in the property cycle.
  • Fair Value Index (FVI) assesses the relative attractiveness of current pricing in prime office, retail, and industrial markets against long-term expected returns and risk-adjusted benchmarks.
Despite this convergence, underpricing remains across parts of the region, supporting selective investment opportunities.

APAC Market Snapshot

Time Score H1 2026

3.0 — stabilisation phase maintained

Fair Value Index

~60 — pricing converging towards fair value

Market positioning

Opportunities remain, but increasingly selective

Investment ‘sweet spot’

Logistics / Industrial

Emerging opportunity

Retail (improving timing signals)

Selective sector

Office (asset-level differentiation)

What this means for investors

The market is transitioning from a phase of broad-based recovery to one defined by selectivity and execution.

Returns are shifting away from pricing-driven gains and towards:

  • Income growth and asset quality
  • Targeted market and sector selection
  • Disciplined timing of capital deployment

Opportunities remain across the risk curve, particularly for investors willing to act before pricing fully converges in markets where momentum is holding.

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Dominic Brown

Head of International Research, Global Think Tank
Brisbane, Australia


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Sean Ellison
Sean Ellison

Associate Director, Economics & Forecasting
Sydney, Australia


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Gordon Marsden

Head of Global Capital, APAC & EMEA
Singapore, Singapore


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Josh Cullen
Josh Cullen

Head of Capital Markets, APAC
Sydney, Australia


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