Welcome to Real Talk Asia — ANREV's new podcast series built by the industry, for the industry. We are dedicated to the real, incisive conversations shaping real estate investment across the Asia Pacific.

In this episode of Real Talk Asia, ANREV’s David Green-Morgan, Director of Research and Professional Standards, sits down with Hannah Safdar, Head of Research and Product Development, Asia Pacific at AEW, to explore the evolving living sector across the region.

From multifamily and student accommodation to build-to-rent, co-living and other emerging formats, Hannah and David unpack how the sector has developed over the past decade, what is driving growing institutional interest, and why opportunities — and risks — look very different from market to market. They also discuss the role of demographic shifts, housing affordability and migration, the challenges of deploying capital at scale, adaptive reuse, and what needs to happen for living strategies to mature into a more established core investment sector across Asia Pacific.

More real conversations to come and thank you for being part of Real Talk Asia.