Research

Although Asia Pacific's housing affordability will improve slightly, borrowers in some economies will still struggle to repay mortgages due to elevated interest rates.

Southeast Asia’s real estate market is poised to rebound in 2023, driven by China’s reopening and stronger trade growth across the regional economies.

Chinese investors are interested in real estate in Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia and Australia. More than half of the global hotel markets achieved the RevPAR growth of more than 20% versus 2019.

Housing markets including Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam are forecasted to be more resilient in 2023. In Southeast Asia, the hospitality industry is seeing a turnaround after governments began easing Covid-19 restrictions.

Higher interest rates have cooled the sizzling housing price gains posted across much of the world during the pandemic, including in Asia. On an inflation-adjusted basis, global home prices gained 1.6% in the first six months of 2022, down from 6.2% a year…

Home prices around the globe are decreasing as central banks increase interest rates to reduce inflation. International hotel chains are accelerating expansion plans across Asia - Pacific, betting on a post-pandemic recovery as regional countries gradually…