Investment in big ticket real estate deals by private individuals has risen more than 111 percent in the last five years, with Asian investors leading the surge.

A new report by real estate services firm Savills, in partnership with Singapore cosultancy Wealth-X finds that while corporate real estate investments have increased 43 percent since 2008, real estate acquisitiosn in excess of US$10 million by the world’s wealthy rose by 111 percent in the same period.