Global capital flows to real estate hit new high in Q1 2022: JLL 

DIMINISHING operational uncertainty, robust demand and abundant liquidity spurred a flurry of activity in global real estate, leading to Q1 2022 being the most active first quarter on record for capital market investment volumes.

A Global Real Estate Perspective report released by JLL in May showed that global volumes climbed 47 per cent year on year to US$292 billion in the first quarter of 2022, with all 3 regions of the Americas; Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA); and the Asia-Pacific posting healthy gains in transaction activity.

“The depth and diversity of investors and lenders is supporting strong liquidity and healthy bidder pools,” said the report’s authors. “Allocations to real estate continue to rise, funds that closed during Q1 were oversubscribed by an average of 10 per cent and global dry powder remained near all-time highs at US$388 billion.”