Cushman & Wakefield survey shows 85% of APAC investors plan to raise living-sector allocation

Cushman & Wakefield’s APAC Living Investor Survey 2026 ranked South Korea fourth among preferred regional Living investment destinations.

• The survey showed 85% of investors plan to raise Living allocations over five years, targeting about USD 33.2 billion in deployment.
• The shift from jeonse to wolse supports institutional rental models; Seoul monthly rent transactions have more than doubled versus a decade ago.
• Investors favored stabilised, income-producing assets, with 50% reporting a greater preference for stabilised stock amid market volatility.
• Limited institutional-grade supply pushed 73% toward repositioning or change-of-use.
• 44% cited buyer-seller pricing gaps as the top hurdle.