Real estate investment across Asia Pacific is set for a shift in 2025, driven by optimism around interest rate cuts and evolving market dynamics. The optimism is reflected in CBRE’s 2025 Asia Pacific Investor Intentions Survey released recently, which uncovered an improvement in buying intentions across most markets in Asia Pacific this year. Over half of the respondents in the survey indicated their preference to buy more real estate in 2025. Greg Hyland, Head of Capital Markets APAC at CBRE, shares his insights and unpacks the key trends shaping investor sentiment and the challenges ahead.