The Korean residential market has historically been dominated by individual unit pre-sales. However changing demographics and the weight of capital chasing core real estate deals points to strong growth for institutional investment in the sector.
Is the grass greener offshore for Korean investors?
A notable trend in our real estate market last year was a sharp increase in offshore investment activity. Local institutional investors and Asset Management Companies beefed up overseas investment teams and cross border activity jumped 68% y-o-y in 2015 to USD5.6 billion.
