Korea real estate bucks Asia slump with robust capital inflows

Bucking a trend of shrinking institutional allocations across the Asia Pacific, capital inflows to Korean real estate jumped by 20% in the first half of this year, according to MSCI provisional data offered to AsianInvestor. The shift was driven by a surge in allocations in the first quarter, with the $4.8 billion representing an 80% increase compared to the same period a year earlier, MSCI data shows. “Rising expectations for monetary policy easing by year-end have led to stead…