Investors Still Cautious Due To Global Volatility
Mumbai has emerged as the market with most movement, reinforcing the investor sentiment, Colliers said.
MUMBAI, July 28 (The CONNECT) – The real estate cap rate remains flat, the retail and hospitality sectors have been making a healthy comeback post-pandemic, owing to increased consumption, higher disposable income, and pent-up demand for business and leisure travel, a Colliers report says.
Colliers’ Asia Pacific Cap Rates Report | Q2 2023, that reflected most markets across the Asia Pacific region have showcased resilience over the past quarter. The office market continues to make waves with the back-to-office shift, but investors are still displaying a cautious approach given the global economic volatility. Office rentals have remained flat QoQ and vacancy levels have risen slightly.
The industrial segment, on the other hand, is witnessing augmented demand, driven by the flourishing ecommerce, manufacturing, retail, FMCG and 3PL sectors.
“The rentals across major micro-markets have remained unchanged. Absorption and vacancy levels have remained stagnant Q-o-Q. However, with larger institutional players warehousing is seeing traction and offering better returns to investors as compared to other asset classes.”, said Ajay Sharma, Managing Director, Valuation Services.
| Asia | Office | Retail | Industrial | ||||||
| Low | High | QoQ | Low | High | QoQ | Low | High | QoQ | |
| Mumbai | 7.75% | 8.75% | Up | 7.50% | 8.75% | Flat | 7.00% | 8.50% | Down |
| Bengaluru | 8.50% | 8.75% | Marginally up | 9.75% | 10.75% | Marginally up | 7.00% | 7.25% | Flat |
The Grade A space demand has remained consistent as previous quarters though the occupiers are taking cautious calls on the locations where the new stores are being opened leading to challenging environment in certain micro-markets,” Sharma said.
Mumbai has emerged as the market with most movement, reinforcing the investor sentiment, Colliers said.
