Total commercial real estate investment transactions (excluding residential and hotel properties) in Japan sharply increased in Q4 2014 compared to Q3. Volume in Q4 was more than double that of Q3, jumping 104% to JPY1,328 billion from JPY650 billion in Q3.
This strong finish in Q4 lifted total transaction volume in 2014 to JPY4,043 billion, up 14% on 2013. As a result, annual volume hit the highest level in the Japan investment market since the global financial crisis, exceeding the previous peak in 2007 by 12%.
Source : DTZ