Investors see property prospects in Asia | Reuters

Investors see property prospects in Asia | Reuters

House prices in Asia have doubled in many cases in the past two years. So after various measures to take the heat out of markets, especially in China and Hong Kong, it is almost inevitable that returns will cool next year.

But beyond that, price growth should pick up once again off the back of Asia's traditional attractions for real estate investors; enviable economic growth, a steady rise in currency values and importantly, increasing urbanisation in several countries.

Analysts see prices rising again between 5 percent and 10 percent in 2012.