Japan's real estate sector outperforms economy's sluggish recovery

Japan, Asia's largest developed economy, has been slow to catch the Covid recovery wave. The private sector is still struggling as state of emergency curbs put the bite on recovery and June surveys show the contraction -  caused by the rising cost of raw materials - affecting corporate profits. One standout exception, however, is the Japanese real estate sector which has emerged as one of the most resilient and best-performing real estate investment markets in the world.  Accord…