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Is US real estate a security blanket for foreign investors?

The US is capturing more than its share of global real estate investments with an increase of 25 percent year-to-date, with nearly $38 Billion in commercial investments. Here's a selection of some of the latest news surrounding US inbound property investment.

By James Martin on octobre 23, 2014 0 Comments

Foreign real estate investment opportunities remain in U.S. | MIPIM-World Blog

From
blog.mipimworld.com
– Today, 10:23 PM

CRE expert and advisor Michael Lagazo, explores strong U.S. markets & increased foreign real estate investment activity.

What’s making affluent Indians bet on US real estate?

From
articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com
– October 23, 12:27 PM

For Kumar and other affluent Indians, US real estate is a security blanket. Faced with what some have considered a bubble in real estate prices in major Indian cities and a sometimes jittery Bombay Stock Exchange, they are joining a wave of buyers from other countries who see the recovering US housing market as one of the best places to put their money these days.

Demand from International Investors Driving Real Estate Market in US

From
www.financialbuzz.com
– October 23, 12:16 PM

The real estate market in the United States, specifically in residential areas is slowly growing, thanks to interest of foreign investors. A recent study by major bank lenders has shown that international buyers are buying homes in urban and suburban areas helped by low exchange rates and affordable homes. HSBC (NYSE: HSBC) has stated that nearly 30 percent of its home mortgages this year have been given to foreign buyers to buy homes in the US. The bank confirmed that this has been a growing trend for the past few years with buyers from Asia, Europe and Australia showing an interest in buying property in United States…

Chinese property groups look abroad as local market turns frothy – FT.com

From
www.ft.com
– October 23, 12:28 PM

A wave of Japanese investment in iconic Manhattan buildings such as the Rockefeller Center in the late-1980s eventually came to symbolise the peak of Japan’s bubble. With Hilton’s $1.95bn sale of the landmark Waldorf Astoria New York Hotel to an

U.S. Commercial Property Attracting Massive Foreign Investment

From
www.marketwatch.com
– October 23, 12:26 PM

U.S. property captures lion share of foreign capital Foreign investors have already invested $38 billion into U.S. commercial property investments year-to-date. The United States is capturing more than its share of global property investments with an increase of 25 percent, compared with a 15 percent uptick in EMEA and 10 percent in Asia Pacific trades.

Norway Jumps to No. 2 Foreign Buyer of U.S. Real Estate

From
www.bloomberg.com
– October 23, 12:13 PM

Norway has vaulted to the top ranks of foreign U.S. commercial real estate buyers as its $870 billion sovereign-wealth fund, the world’s largest, acquires buildings from New York to San Francisco.

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