Asians lead private wealth flows into property

Wealthy Asians have been the main drivers of the swift growth of investment into property since 2007, with flows from Chinese individuals rising particularly fast, according to new research. Asia-Pacific private wealth investment into global real estate has more than trebled to over $150 billion in 2012 from almost $50 billion in 2007, says a report* from property firm Savills and research house Wealth-X. Over the same period, private wealth flows from Europe and the US into pro…