Investors are attracted by strong occupier demand for logistics properties, and higher yields relative to other forms of traditional real estate.
In Asia Pacific, drivers of growth for logistics and warehousing space include demand from third-party logistics operators and e-commerce companies.
Direct real estate transaction volumes in the industrial sector totaled US$13.8 billion in 2016, based on data from Real Capital Analytics (RCA).
Five markets (Australia, Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore and China) accounted for over 80 per cent of industrial investment volumes regionally in the 2011-2016 period. In comparison, India and emerging Southeast Asia accounted for less than three per cent of volumes.
Logistics stock in Asia Pacific more than US and Europe combined
Growing logistics stock presents more options for investors, and enables easier entry into or exit from a market.
Based on our estimates, total amount of stock in the seven largest logistics markets in the region currently totals more than 1.5 billion sqm (gross floor area), more than the United States (795 million sqm) and Europe…
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