CBRE Korea to Host Webinar on '2025 Real Estate Market Outlook' on January 23

-The online webinar will share insights and projections for the 2025 commercial real estate sectors.
-A panel discussion titled ‘The Transformations and Opportunities in Data Centers Driven by AI’ will shed light on the data center market.

Seoul, January 20, 2025 – CBRE Korea, the world's largest commercial real estate services company, announced to host a webinar titled ‘2025 CBRE Korea Real Estate Market Outlook’ on January 23 from 10 AM to 11 AM.

This webinar will provide a comprehensive analysis of the 2025 commercial real estate markets in both the United States and Korea, focusing on sectors including office, retail, logistics, and investment. Industry experts will discuss the evolving landscape of the data center real estate market, driven by advancements in artificial intelligence.

The event will be structured into two sessions. The first session will begin with an outlook on the U.S. real estate market, which is entering a new cycle, followed by insights from Claire Choi, Senior Director, Head of Research at CBRE Korea, who will present forecasts for the domestic commercial real estate market across key sectors including office, retail, logistics centers, and investment.

In the second session, Andy Kim, Senior Director of CBRE Korea's Data Center Solutions Team, will moderate a panel discussion featuring Junwoo Kim, Division Leader of GVESCO Investment Management; Jiwon Hong, Sales Director of Emperion Digital; Joonhwa Song, Director of Korea Data Center Efficiency Association (KDCEA); and Jimmy Park, Director of CBRE Korea's ESG Solutions Team. They will explore recent investment and development trends in the data center market.

This panel discussion aims to delve into specific discussions regarding new opportunities and constraints identified through actual data center project experiences, as well as client demands and requirements. The conversation will also encompass perspectives on investment valuation from asset management firms, ESG considerations in data center development and operations, and the current state of development outside the capital region, along with the potential for market growth driven by advancements in AI technology.

Claire Choi, Senior Director, Head of Research at CBRE Korea stated, “This webinar will serve as a platform to identify the opportunities and risks associated with sector-specific assets in commercial real estate for 2025, leveraging CBRE's expertise to provide valuable insights for investment and operation.”

Andy Kim, Senior Director, A&T Services, Data Center Solutions added, “AI technology has rapidly evolved into a tool accessible to everyone, not just a select few. The data center market, benefiting from advancements in IT technology, is growing at an annual rate exceeding 10%, and this webinar will lay the groundwork for understanding the rapidly changing data center landscape, including sustainability.”

The webinar is free to attend with prior registration, which can be completed through the event page on the ‘CBRE Korea Official Website.’ Registered participants will receive a link and individual instructions to join the webinar.