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China's commercial real estate market sees record investment surge

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Global commercial real estate investment has seen a significant rebound, with a 27% increase in direct investment in the first half of the year. The Asia-Pacific region led this surge, experiencing a 38% rise in transaction volumes to US$92.5 billion, marking a record performance. China emerged as the most actively traded market within this region, with transaction volumes jumping 103% to US$28 billion, surpassing Japan. However, this recovery in China is largely attributed to domestic buyers and asset disposals by overseas investors, rather than a fundamental strengthening of the market. AI

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Nicholas Spiro ·

    China’s property recovery is fragile, but ignoring it is a mistake

    Global commercial real estate investment markets are roaring back to life. In the first half of this year, direct investment in commercial property rose 27 per cent in annualised terms. The sharpest increase was in the Asia-Pacific, where transaction volumes were up 38 per cent t…

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