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2020 Review and 2021 Prospects

Japanese property remains attractive, despite the uncertainty

  • Coupled with the continued relative stability of the domestic economy, the Japanese property remains as attractive as ever for investors.
  • Japanese corporates have increasingly turned to property disposals, while J-REITs with weak unit price may no longer be active buyers, leading to investment opportunities for other players.
  • With this in mind, the report represents some of our views on investment strategies for Japanese real estate.
Map 1

Graph 1 | Investment Volumes And Cross-border Share, 2007 to Q3/2020

With Japan continuing to exude stability amid the global pandemic, the country should continue to attract international capital going forward. In the meantime, domestic corporates are likely to offer opportunities through real estate dispositions aimed at offsetting the impact of COVID-19 and improving capital efficiency.

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