Floating Button
Home City and country Investing strategies

All signs point to recovery as real estate markets gain momentum in 2026: Nuveen

Louise Kavanagh
Louise Kavanagh • 5 min read
All signs point to recovery as real estate markets gain momentum in 2026: Nuveen
“Global real estate appears to be turning a corner, with all 49 tracked markets delivering positive total returns in 3Q2025,” says Nuveen’s chief investment officer and head of Asia-Pacific real estate. Photo: Bloomberg
Font Resizer
Share to Whatsapp
Share to Facebook
Share to LinkedIn
Scroll to top
Follow us on Facebook and join our Telegram channel for the latest updates.

In the ever-changing global investment landscape, real estate is poised for a significant resurgence in 2026. The painful reset in private markets now appears firmly behind us and we believe the coming year will represent an attractive vintage for real estate allocations.

Throughout 2025, transaction volumes began to recover across all major regions. By 3Q2025, rolling annual volumes had risen by 16% in Asia Pacific (Apac), 19% in Europe and 21% in the US.

In the US, as at October 2025, transaction pricing was up 4.2% y-o-y, with all major property types recording gains on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis.

×
The Edge Singapore
Download The Edge Singapore App
Google playApple store play
Keep updated
Follow our social media
© 2026 The Edge Publishing Pte Ltd. All rights reserved.