Asia-Pacific

Appetite for Japanese real estate is more robust than ever, but investors are increasingly adapting underwriting in a changing macroeconomic environment.

CSC’s Glenn Riley said ‘the market has turned’ as the investor looks to increase deployment in the asset class.

Global real estate secondaries transaction volume increased last year, with larger-scale liquidity structures a growing feature of the market, per the manager’s latest research.

The Coogee Sands Hotel & Apartments marks the starting point of a strategy to reposition hospitality assets into other forms of temporary accommodation.

Reforms under consideration could see more investments in the strategy with the introduction of an ‘emerging covered asset class.’

The Japanese buyout specialist, which expanded into the asset class last month, will focus on opportunities in corporate-owned real estate.

The Los Angeles-based firm raised $5bn of equity and debt commitments for real estate in Q1 2026 and expects to close on more capital later this year.

In 2025, industry professionals saw median remuneration gains in all but one category, according to Sousou Partners and PERE’s latest compensation survey.

The firm is raising capital for three real estate funds and plans to launch a fourth vehicle next month.

As a growing number of covid-era deals underperform, investors are probing whether market timing or poor manager decisions are to blame.