Chinese state media has reported that China may soon publish rules restricting outbound investment by Chinese firms in certain sectors. According to Chinese Commerce Minister Zhong Shan, a few Chinese companies have invested overseas “blindly and irrationally”. The government will now seek to closely monitor “irrational” investment in sectors like real estate, sports and entertainment,…
Diversifying investment portfolios has always been the key to ensuring a secure financial future. It’s widely believed that the most successful members of any society have upwards of seven sources of income, and that ensuring stability later in life depends on the individual taking the initiative to invest in multiple ventures. Traditionally, the move to…
The global political arena may have thrown a level of uncertainty over the many international relationships over recent months, but the relationship between Middle Eastern investors and the US real estate market is certainly not one of them. Alongside an interest in diversification away from the oil industry and a reliable rate of return from…
Opportunities to penetrate the Southeast Asian real estate market are few and far between. An incredibly coveted asset, the market is traditionally dominated by domestic investors, who themselves are looking to diversify portfolios elsewhere. With incredible demand, a fantastic rate of return, and lavish opportunity, it will come as no surprise that Middle Eastern investors…
Europe has always been a rewarding market for investors from the Middle East, especially when it comes to real estate. Certain fields, such as London, are of particular interest. Property values have continued to play the role of a reliable rate of return, perhaps explaining why overseas buyers are estimated to own up to 10%…
Outbound capital flows from the Middle East reached 10 billion USD in the first half of 2016, according to CBRE’s Middle East “In and Out” 2016 report. Much of this capital was deployed in US property markets. Middle Eastern sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) invested in major strategic assets in Atlanta, while Houston attracted investment from…
Middle Eastern real estate investors are partnering with US developers to make significant investments into US property. The Kuwait Real Estate Company (Aqarat) has partnered with New York’s Synapse Development Group to invest a total of 25 million USD in various US properties in the future. Aqarat and Synapse will also be leveraging their capital…
The post-Brexit fallout has included reports that several investors are planning to withdraw from the UK – but for many Chinese investors, Brexit represents a rare opportunity to enter or expand their presence in the UK property market. Chinese investors remain interested in UK property despite the recent political and economic turmoil caused by the…
According to Deloitte, the long-standing trade and investment partnership between Germany and China has built a solid foundation for Chinese companies to invest in Germany. Germany is China’s largest European trading partner, and Chinese entities have been increasingly involved in mergers and acquisitions in Germany since 2010. Chinese investment is being welcomed by many German…
Chinese individuals and institutions have spent over 16.1 billion USD on overseas real estate in the first half of 2016, representing a massive increase over H1 2015, when they invested less than 8 billion USD. Chinese insurance companies were responsible for half of all Chinese investment in foreign property this year, with conglomerates and property…