Cityscape USA Update: U.S. Investors Eye Asian Emerging Markets, but Lack Middle Eastern Knowledge
Commercial Property News reports: Emerging Asian and Middle Eastern markets were a hot topic this morning at Cityscape USA's three-day conference, held at The Javits Center in Manhattan.
"Capital flows are changing rapidly," said Robert White Jr., founder & president of Real Capital Analytics Inc., in the first panel discussing U.S. investors abroad. "The U.S. has been the biggest buyer at $70 billion, while foreign funds into the U.S. totaled $30 billion. Although 85% of that was in developing markets, emerging markets are important. And development is far beyond those numbers."
Entrepreneurial capital—particularly private investors and funds—lead the pack in foreign investors. And pension fund interest is up tenfold, White noted. "It's China, China, China," he said, adding that that Brazil and India are also on investors' radars.
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Posted by: Nina Turner