Research and Intelligence

A dedicated team of Capital Markets researchers around the world track the full scope of the transactional market, to help inform and guide investors and stakeholders of trends and opportunities.

With colleagues tracking the commercial real estate markets across 70 countries, we can act as a strategic investment advisor to a diverse pool of clients and stakeholders. Data is the cornerstone of our research offering but our clients seek the insights behind the numbers. Our team provides strategic advice, creates bespoke papers and conducts specific analysis for clients needing to make timely decisions on whether to buy, invest, finance, sell or develop.

We have a strong reputation as Asia Pacific’s leading research house for commercial, residential and alternative assets. We make it a point to not only assess current market conditions, but also to look for strategic long-term opportunities and often with innovative thinking and solutions. As a result, our market analysis and services are always in demand by real estate investors.

What are our capabilities?

Proprietary data and analytics

Researchers and Capital Markets advisors track and maintain robust pools of nuanced transactional data.
Provide expert advice to support real estate investment decisions throughout the asset lifecycle, e.g., identifying the highest and best use for an asset, determining land prices, recommending how to maximise returns from retail assets, conduct ‘lease vs. buy’ assessments, etc.

Market intelligence and reporting

We release a plethora of weekly, monthly and quarterly reports to help guide key discussions and decisions.
Create sector-based reports that capture trends and insights on how space requirements are changing.

Client and deal-specific advisory

An expansive local market presence and globally connected team allows for nuanced client and deal-centric analysis.
Recommend ways to enhance the value and competitiveness of the assets .
Assess and make recommendations by understanding the client’s risk and volatility appetite, ensuring the right balance by re-allocating across sectors and asset classes to meet overall investment objectives .

Forward looking perspectives and predictive analytics

Leveraging proprietary data and methodologies, we can predict market movement and expectations.
Ability to forecast real estate demand (using inputs such as GDP growth, policy changes etc) and supply (construction pipeline) to deliver accurate predictions of vacancies, rents and capital values to support investment decisions .
Provide 5-year outlook for each city to enable clients to make forward-looking decisions .
Deliver forecasts for all asset types and detailed commentary identifying potential risks and opportunities that may affect capital flow, costs, rents and investment returns .

Innovation tools

Utilizing AI and Proptech platforms, we can guide conversations and develop investment strategies.
Integrate data from governments with Google Maps and additional private sources to visually illustrate opportunities and risks associated with an asset or project, making it easier to communicate, understand and extract insights or identify sites for acquisition.

What makes us special?

People and culture – Creating opportunity

We offer clients local knowledge and global perspectives for better investment results through the collective insight of over 500 ‘global to local’ researchers and the breadth and depth of skills of our 3,800 capital markets specialists.
Because we attract and retain the most talented people from diverse backgrounds, we shape our services in such a way that our clients benefit from the best ideas and freshest perspectives.

Technology Enabled Insights – Spotting opportunity

Our advanced data analytics platforms bring a new level of intelligence and decision-making to the industry with real-time insights that help investors with capital investment, risk management, and portfolio strategy.
With ESG data rising in importance, we’ve embedded this information into a single platform to help our experts identify stranding risk, potential capex and value implications for investors.
Leading insights on key factors that shape the future of real estate.

Breadth and depth of products and services – Delivering opportunity

Our services take investors through the full lifecycle of an investment. We have extensive expertise in Investment sales advisory, Debt advisory and Equity advisory.
Extensive firm-wide expertise – from capital markets, work dynamics, sustainability services, and beyond – means we understand the interdependent nature of real estate occupation, ownership and investment.

ESG – Responsible investing

Our sustainability consultants help investors to navigate this fast-changing and complex sphere of real estate. We combine technical ESG knowledge with capital markets expertise and broader market insight to deliver practical recommendations and resilient strategies.
This not only results in tangible environmental benefits but drives financial outcomes that contribute to stronger balance sheets, more profitable income statements, and healthier cash flows .

Why can we be trusted?

Our 3,800 Capital Markets specialists across all asset classes, based in more than 40 countries, providing clients with unmatched market knowledge and intel.
We are a network of 500 researchers across 70 countries, delivering research and insights to the world’s leading real estate markets.
Based in 160+ cities, our researchers provide unrivalled breadth of market knowledge and robust forecasting models with a holistic perspective on the property market that helps our clients build foundations for success.
The team track capital flows globally – allowing analysis by country, region and sector. In addition they conduct thematic research covering portfolio diversification, dry powder, fund raising and debt markets.
We have a team of 179 Researchers across Asia Pacific covering 49 local markets.

How are we powered by technology?

Capforce
Our internal client database combines the best of our data and systems into one end-to-end technology platform. It enables us to share real-time data and transaction activity, as well as leverage our AI capability to match investors and sellers, reveal opportunity leads and automate workflows

MarketLink
A JLL proprietary market intelligence platform that enables the development of tailored leasing strategies backed by data, helping our clients to make informed decisions

Horizon
Our unique platform combines the intelligence of the best advisors on the ground with quantitative AI data analysis, to create a competitive edge for clients. The platform can identify potential buyers, deal opportunities and analyse mark, portfolio and asset opportunities.

How can you engage a client?

Are you reviewing your strategies or looking for new investment opportunities?
Do you want to understand what tenants are looking for when searching for new locations?
Would you be interested in an assessment of your investment portfolio to see how it fits with your risk vs volatility appetite?
Would you like to evaluate your current asset / portfolio to identify the highest and best use?
Do you have a pathway to achieve Net Zero Carbon for all your assets under management? If so, how are you tracking against this target?