Majority of property investors planning acquisitions

According to a new global survey from property adviser Colliers International, the majority of property investors are planning to make commercial property purchases over the next 12 months.

Sixty per cent of survey respondents said that, due to an anticipated increasing demand from tenants and lower vacancy levels, they would look to make acquisitions, mainly in their home markets.

Of those investors keen to make their mark on commercial property abroad, many favoured London, Hong Kong, Singapore, Sydney and New York.

Rents for many commercial buildings, including offices located in prime city areas, retail units and warehouses, have already risen from the trough experienced last year, sparking a positive outlook for the future of the sector.

Jamie Horne, chairman of Colliers Asia, said, “Investors have considerably more confidence than just six months ago. Many still feel real-estate markets are unusually uncertain and will remain that way for some time.”

Alongside this rising confidence in commercial investment as reported by Colliers, New York-based Real Capital Analytics Inc also found that global property sales have risen by 56 per cent to $379 billion compared to the same time last year, mainly due to increasing investor confidence.

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