Singapore real-estate investors shining on global stage

SINGAPOREAN investors now collectively own the largest pool of foreign real estate assets among Asian investors. Their cross-border capital is still flowing abroad even as new trading routes and opportunities have emerged.

Singaporean cross-border investors now own 3,290 properties around the world, going by holdings data from Real Capital Analytics (RCA) as at Oct 2. This pool of assets is the largest of any Asian buyer group, followed by mainland Chinese investors.

Industrial assets in the US comprise the largest share, with close to 1,300 properties, followed by offices and industrial buildings in Australia and shopping malls in China.

As well as core assets in gateway markets, these investors hold student housing and manufactured homes. Geographically, their holdings are more varied than those of their fellow Asian investors, as they have explored opportu…