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With every billion-dollar check a Chinese institution writes for a Manhattan trophy property, similarities to the Japanese investment boom of the late 1980s become more apparent.

One consequence of falling oil prices may be Houston’s ability to attract foreign investment. A 2017 survey by the Association of Foreign Investors in Real Estate found that contracting oil prices are making some overseas buyers skittish.

US real estate grabs attention of international investor; 95% will maintain or increase investment levels in 2017

New York is in its seventh year as the prime U.S. city for foreign investors, and its third year as the top global city, members of the Association of Foreign Investors in Real Estate (AFIRE) indicated in the survey.

The pace of foreign purchases of major King County buildings has tripled, with Chinese companies heavily represented — and now some are even building projects here themselves.

Investors looking for the next new thing in the US property market would do well to look straight through all the glass office towers rising in gateway markets and focus their gaze on residential property across the country.

The U.S. property market landscape in 2016 will appear much like it did in 2015, with a number of interwoven aspects that bode well for savvy investors who can step out in front of ongoing—and, in some cases, intensifying—economic, demographic, and technological trends.

In 2016, international real estate investors plan continued US investment; New York continues to outrank London among top global cities; Berlin joins the leaders

A directory of Washington office building owners reads like a United Nations dinner invitation: Norway, Germany, South Korea, Japan, Chile, Kuwait.

London, as we have all heard, has been taken over by foreign oligarchs who hardly ever visit their dwellings, pricing out regular hard-working intellectuals and dulling the city’s vibrancy.

Foreign buyers often find it easier to buy property assets in one-off deals from private sellers because it is easier to reach a deal quietly, with less competition than there is for REIT assets, said James Fetgatter, chief executive of AFIRE.

D.C. real estate continues steady decline among foreign investors as New York deposes London as top global city; China expected to become top US investor

New York City regained its top position among global commercial real estate buyers, unseating London and highlighting the appeal of U.S. properties in general, according to a survey of international investors released Tuesday.

According to the latest AFIRE Survey, London has been chosen as the number one global city for foreign property investment, while the US remains the most secure country.

To foreign investors, commercial real estate in the U.S. looks like “the cleanest shirt in the dirty clothes pile,” as one investor told Jim Fetgatter, chief executive of AFIRE at a recent investment conference.

Markets in the United States dominate as the top global cities for real estate investment, according to participants in the Association of Foreign Investors in Real Estate’s (AFIRE) annual survey.

The results of the 2012 AFIRE Annual Survey have revealed that foreign investors intend to continue seeking out real estate investment opportunities in the US, focusing on New York.

In the 18th annual Foreign Investment Survey of AFIRE, 51 percent of survey participants identified the United States as the market offering the best opportunity for long-term capital appreciation.

A prominent association of foreign investors has named New York City as the No. 1-ranked U.S. site for real estate investment.

The U.S. real estate market seems attractive to foreign investors, but that does not mean they will be buying American property this year, a recent survey by the Association of Foreign Investors in Real Estate has found.