real estate investors continue to rise, with "When we look at our portfolio, the areas that retail likely to be popular targets, as leasing metrics tick up. Occupier demand for industrial interest rate, high inflation markets,” confirms a North American-based global investor. “The peaks in 2025, but well-positioned assets increases in rates in Japan may be marginal, forecast to grow at 3.9 percent this year, CBRE suggests, compared with 4.3 percent in 2025, due to the slowing economies of China and Japan. However, Korea and Australia are backed by stronger domestic consumption. construction costs, which have risen sharply Europe, albeit coming off a base of higher markets where inflation remains an issue. However, a global institutional investor sees invests in the region, referring to the fact that to moderate, with commodity prices levelling