Big-ticket PE-backed real estate deals elude SE Asia despite fundraising highs

Big-ticket PE-backed real estate deals elude SE Asia despite fundraising highs

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Real estate in Southeast Asia has well recovered since the financial crisis and even created new records. But despite being perceived as a very attractive region in terms of fundraising, actual deal activity is not as robust as in other Asian markets. Investors, both domestically and internationally, are heavily deploying their capital in cities across China, Japan, South Korea and Australia.