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APREA chief highlights Asia Pacific REIT opportunities across developed and emerging markets
Asia Pacific’s growth outlook, including urbanization in markets such as India and parts of Southeast Asia, could support real estate demand, while China is viewed as a long-term opportunity tied to changes meant to support REIT growth.
Nareit reports that Sigrid Zialcita, CEO of the Asia Pacific Real Assets Association (APREA), discussed long-term investment opportunities in the Asia Pacific REIT market during Nareit’s REITweek: 2026 Investor Conference in New York earlier this summer.
Zialcita said the region offers a balanced set of opportunities across both emerging and developed markets. She pointed to India and parts of Southeast Asia, where she described the growth outlook as positive and said those markets are expected to drive economic growth in Asia Pacific, which she said bodes well for real estate, supported by continued urbanization.
She also highlighted developed markets including Japan, Australia, and Singapore as potential core allocations for global investors. In addition, Zialcita called China a significant long-term opportunity, citing the country’s willingness to amend regulations to make them more conducive to the growth of REITs.
Nareit added background on REITs, saying they are companies that own or finance income-producing real estate, typically trade on major stock exchanges, and can offer investors dividend income and long-term capital appreciation, along with relatively low correlation to other assets.