American property markets remain the envy – or at least the favorite investment target – among foreign investors, and by a wide margin. (AFIRE)

WHAT THE INVESTMENT COMMUNITY IS SAYING

Urban Land Institute
(Emerging Trends in Real Estate 2010)
(PricewaterhouseCoopers)

"2010 and 2011 could be the opportunity of a lifetime," a limited window to cash in on one of the best acquisition environments ever. "The overall negativity paves the way for winners playing against overall sentiment." If "patient", "daring", and "selective", they could score generational bargains on premium properties.

AFIRE Foreign Investment Survey
January 18, 2010

According to a survey conducted in January 2010 by the Association of Foreign Investors in Real Estate (AFIRE), non-U.S. investors plan to boost investments in the U.S. commercial real estate market by 62% over investments made in 2009. The AFIRE survey once again ranked the U.S. as the country providing the most stable and secure real estate investments, by a wide margin. AFIRE members also stated that they expect more favorable investment fundamentals to return in 2010, and that they are poised to move more aggressively on acquisitions in the U.S.

Green Street Advisors
(UCLA Anderson Economic Forecast Conference)
June 16, 2009

Three Questions for Commercial Real Estate Investors:
1. Where should commercial real estate be valued?
    • Lower than many people think
2. Where will it be priced?
    • Even lower than that
3. Will there be opportunities?
    • Enormous ones... equity will be king