Transparency is a key factor in global real estate investment growth: JLL study finds transaction volumes rose 64% in highly transparent markets
Why this matters
Commercial real estate continues to digest a multi-year reset in cost of capital. Transaction velocity is below the 2019-2021 trend but improving, cap rates have stabilized across most stabilized property types, and the bid-ask gap has narrowed materially in the past two quarters. Sponsors with permanent capital and operating platforms have an advantage in the current execution environment. The next twelve months will continue to reward underwriting discipline and operational sophistication over balance-sheet aggression.
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JLL's 2026 Global Real Estate Transparency Index finds markets such as India, Vietnam and South Korea are driving transparency improvements through digitization and government reforms Key Takeaways Transparency drives…
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