Industrial properties top investment sales in January

Singapore is leading in the data centre industry in SEA.

Industrial investment sales volume surpassed office and retail sales in Singapore in January 2025, Cushman & Wakefield reported.

Across Southeast Asia, the same trend has been observed.

The increase was driven by supply chain diversification, the growing digital economy, and the influence of hybrid work on investor priorities.

Singapore is amongst the leaders in the data centre industry driven by strong infrastructure, increasing cloud adoption, and regulatory support for digital expansion.

According to the Southeast Asia Outlook report, data centre investment volumes in the region rose more than four-fold year-on-year (YoY) to US$3.2b, accounting for approximately 40% of total industrial sales across Southeast Asia in 2024.

“The region is poised to attract continued investment inflows, particularly in high-growth sectors. Industrial and data centres will remain top priorities for institutional investors, with increasing capital allocated to logistics, life sciences, and AI-driven digital infrastructure,” Wong Xian Yang, head of Research for Cushman & Wakefield Singapore & Southeast Asia said.

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