Banks were the source of more than 70% of loan originations in the second quarter, a lending share that has more than doubled from recent averages. Much of that growth was driven by regional banks, according to the CBRE report.
Anglophone companies dominate the top 10 in the real estate services company's biennial survey, while Singapore, Hong Kong and Japan jockey for the title of Asia's most transparent market.
Hotel transactions internationally dropped by half in this year's first five months and by 87% in the second quarter compared with the same time frames last year.