 With more countries reopening, following lockdowns aimed at containing the Covid-19 pandemic, a pickup in investment activities in Asia-Pacific is expected in 2H2020, says CBRE. A few months ago, during Covid-19s peak, investors were focused on asset management. Following the easing of lockdowns, we have observed an improvement in commercial real estate investor sentiment and there has been a gradual pickup in investment interest, Henry Chin, CBRE head of research, Asia-PacificEMEA, tells City Country in an email interview. 