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The Asia Pacific data centre market is one of the fastest developing regions and is on track to become the world’s largest over the next decade. Explosive growth in data centre demand across the region, however, has deepened the sector’s environmental impact.

Leaders in the data centre industry have responded by becoming powerful voices for sustainable change and as per a recent webinar on Data Centres in Australia Driving the Sustainability Agenda, they are interested more in collaborating than competing and agree that newer standards and gauges can unlock the next green wave of impact and value.

Data centres have traditionally relied on Power Usage Efficiency (PUE) as the sustainability metric of choice. While substantial improvements in PUE standards have been made over the years, measuring PUE alone fails to capture the full environmental impact of data centres.

In this report, we explore how PUE, in combination with Water Usage Efficiency (WUE) and Carbon Usage Effectiveness (CUE) can form a more holistic measure of sustainability performance.

This report was originally published in https://www.cushmanwakefield.com/en/insights/a-new-trinity-for-measuring-data-centre-sustainability

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Although no two cycles are the same, looking at bear markets since the 1970’s, we believe a ‘typical recession’ has already been priced in and the path forward for REITs offers promise.

This report was originally published in https://www.hazelview.com/news-updates/our-thinking/details/our-thinking/2022/08/08/global-reits-through-economic-cycles

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The MSCI/APREA Pan-Asia Quarterly Property Fund Index measures net property fund returns and tracks the performance of 8 open-ended commingled funds, with a Net Asset Value of USD 13.2 billion as at September 2025.

It is a peer-group index designed to provide a competitive set to better understand and benchmark performance, analyze integrated property and fund-level data, and evaluate intra-year, in-region market indicators.

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The unprecedented crisis created by the COVID-19 outbreak has propelled the data center business providing an unexpected tailwind. Technology adoption and digitization across the sectors were fast-tracked globally and India also leap-frogged at least a decade in the past couple of years.

The lockdown and subsequent restrictions threw life and business out of gear. However, this very black swan event became a massive catalyst for digital adoption across the country.

The government’s initiative and drive towards a digital economy was accelerated further as all aspects of daily life from banking, education, and shopping were forced to switch and adapt to the digital ecosystem. This had led to increased use of data consumption and internet bandwidth across the country, driven by the ever-expanding reach of social media, increased use of smart devices, data localization, increased adoption of cloud services, and digital transformation journeys of several Indian companies.

India accounts for 14% of the world’s mobile subscriptions and 15% of the total mobile data traffic. This is likely to increase to 17% by 2027 as our economy is poised to grow despite a global slowdown and other economic headwinds. Hence, it is evident that a substantial volume of data will be generated that will require enhanced storage capacity.

While the presence of data centers is primarily in the major metropolitan locations as of now, soon tier II & III cities will emerge and offer quality supply for this new-age asset class. As manufacturing and warehousing spread out across the country to deliver and service demand from the non-metro market, data centers in the future are more likely to make their way to such locations.

Our survey of IT-ITeS professionals across the country reveals that improvement in operational efficiency is the topmost priority. The specialized operators in this domain are likely to rule the market as most companies are comfortable paying a premium for the efficiency in services and eased operations.

Our latest publication on the preparedness for the future of data centers reveals many more interesting and lesser-known details on this sunshine sector.

This report was originally published in https://www.anarock.com/research-insights

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July’s news flow remained challenging, with investors expecting the developed world’s central banks to stay on a protracted hiking cycle and tighten money supply to combat inflation. On the back of the protracted conflict in Ukraine and slowing growth in the US and Europe, outlook for the global economy has also darkened. Meanwhile, data emerged that widespread lockdowns in China to stem Covid infections has strained economic activity in the second quarter. The country’s economy grew just 0.4% in that period – its slowest pace since the coronavirus outbreak two years ago. Still, capital markets in the region rebounded as investors shrugged off the negativity. Equities in the region rose as strong corporate earnings in the US and the expected resumption of Russian gas supply to Europe lifted sentiment.

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AEW published a research report on climate risk. The report, authored by Hans Vrensen, Head of Research & Strategy, explores how physical climate change, in particular river floods and rising sea levels, will impact European real estate returns, and the importance of a proactive investment approach.

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Please find below the rebalancing results for the following GPR/APREA index series, which will become effective as of 19 September 2022 (start of trading):

  • GPR/APREA Investable 100 Index
  • GPR/APREA Investable REIT 100 Index
  • GPR/APREA Composite Index
  • GPR/APREA Composite REIT Index (indicated with an asterisk)

GPR/APREA Investable 100 Index

INCLUSIONS

AUSCIP ATCenturia Industrial REIT
JPN3295 JTHulic REIT
JPN3453 JTKenedix Retail REIT Corp
JPN8956 JTNTT UD REIT Investment Corporation
SGPART SPAscott Residence Trust
SGPFCT SPFrasers Centrepoint Trust

EXCLUSIONS

CHN410 HKSoho China LimitedLiquidity too low
THASIRI TBSansiri PCLLiquidity too low

GPR/APREA Investable REIT 100 Index

INCLUSIONS

INDEMBASSY IBEmbassy Office Parks REIT
JPN3459 JTSamty Residential Investment Corporation
SGPMUST SPManulife US REIT

EXCLUSIONS

KOR330590 KPLOTTE REITLiquidity too low
NZLPCT NZPrecinct Properties New Zealand LtdLiquidity too low

GPR/APREA Composite Index + GPR/APREA Composite REIT Index

INCLUSIONS

None

EXCLUSIONS

None

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With a significant growth forecast for the global tech sector in the next 10 years, the evolution of tech cities around the world as hubs of tech talent and suitable commercial real estate will continue. In this report we assess how tech cities are competing for business across key talent, real estate, and business environment metrics.

Key Takeaways

  • 46 top tech markets were identified based on 14 criteria, across Talent, Real Estate, and Business Environment metrics.
  • Talent is a critical factor for tech companies when determining location, with the tight labor market increasing competition for the right talent.
  • Hybrid work and historical inflation are major considerations when making Real Estate decisions.
  • National and local business environments will continue to play a strong role in tech companies’ location selection.

This report was originally published in https://www.cushmanwakefield.com/en/insights/tech-cities-the-global-intersection-of-talent-and-real-estate

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Rising inflation, zero-covid policies in mainland China and ongoing supply chain bottlenecks are just a few of the headwinds that continue to cloud the operating environment for occupiers of commercial real estate in Asia Pacific.

As slowing GDP growth prompts many companies to tighten their belts, CBRE’s recent surveys of office, retail and logistics tenants, along with wide-ranging discussions with corporate clients, have uncovered several common themes in how occupiers are adapting and responding to these challenges.

The seven key trends we expect to influence occupier portfolio strategy and leasing demand over the remainder of the year and into 2023 are as follows:

  • A mild global recession
  • Continued cautious expansion
  • Ongoing flight to quality
  • Rising fit-out costs
  • A shortage of talent
  • Building resilience
  • Investing in technology

This report was originally published in https://www.cbre.com/insights/briefs/asia-pacific-occupier-trends—concerns-priorities-and-strategies-ahead

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In Colliers Hotel Insights | Q2 2022, we look at:

  • RevPAR and ADR performance across Asia Pacific in Q2
  • The recovery of Singapore’s hotel market, including an outlook of supply
  • The case for investing in hotel assets and recommended strategies for investors

Two quarters into 2022 and what travel in a post-COVID-19 world will be is starting to take shape. Travel restrictions continue to be reduced en-masse across the world, with airline traffic up to 69% of pre-COVID (2019) levels at the end of March 2022. According to the latest forecast by IATA, air traffic is expected to exceed pre-COVID levels by 2024. Driving demand for those seats will be domestic and increasing number of tourists, with the UNWTO forecast that by tourism arrivals would have exceeded 2019 levels by the end of 2023 in certain regions.

Once heralded as the harbinger of doom for business and group travel – it seems the desire to meet in-person has once again triumphed, as leisure (mostly visit, friends and relatives), meetings, and events travel lead the recovery.

However, once again head winds threaten. Whether it’s the ever-present threat of a resurgence of a deadly variant, high inflation, labour bottlenecks and increased cost of living has meant reduced disposable income. Question is, will the desire to travel outweigh the need to save, thereby dampening the recovery, at least in the short-term.

In terms of hotel performance, room occupancies across Asia increased to 48.5%, with ADR improving to US$83.69, a recovery in RevPAR of 12.3%. However, there remains a great divide between the more open Southern countries versus the closed Northern region, with China especially remaining closed for the foreseeable future.

This report was originally published in https://www.colliers.com/en-hk/research/2022-q2-hospitality-insights-colliers

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