Office sector dominates investment sales with 31.8% share in Q1

Overall investment sales climbed 14.3% on stronger deal activity across public and private markets.

The office sector led Singapore’s total investment sales in the first quarter (Q1) of 2026, accounting for 31.8%, according to the latest ETC Digest from Realion (OrangeTee & ETC) Research.

This comes as the city-state’s overall investment sales increased by 14.3% to $15.6b in Q1, compared with $13.7b in the previous quarter, driven by major deals across the private and public sectors. On a year-on-year basis, it surged 175.6%.

Residential was the second-largest segment at 28.7%, with industrial following at 19.9%.

The remaining share was split between others (12.4%), retail (5.9%), hotels (0.9%), and shophouses (0.4%), indicating comparatively weaker activity in consumer-facing and hospitality segments.

The report said market momentum was supported by a low-interest rate environment, which continued to encourage deal-making and asset repositioning. However, sentiment faced some caution due to geopolitical uncertainty linked to Middle East tensions.

Despite this, investors remained active, supported by Singapore’s economic stability and strong currency appeal, with deals at the start of the second quarter suggesting continued momentum unless global conditions deteriorate.

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