China's Global Real Estate Appetite

Chinese Investors Step Up Global Real Estate Shopping

First Published: Sep 6, 2014 RealEstateExpedition.com

Chinese appetite for global real estate property is on an upward bound. In the first half of 2104, global property investment reached $5.4 billion or 17 percent, according to real estate firm Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL).

As real estate outlook in China loses optimism due to tight financing and oversupply, investors in China are exploring real estate beyond their borders.

Although commercial real estate grabbed the greater chunk ($4 billion) of the $5.4 billion spent in the first half 2014, the growth has skyrocketed in residential real estate from 2013 - 84 percent higher at $1.5 billion.

London ranked number one for Chinese investors with a $2.3 billion spending, according to JLL. Other popular cities are San Francisco, Chicago, Sydney, and Madrid.

On retail investments, Chinese home buyers are grabbing homes in these hot real estate market countries: USA, Australia, Canada, and UK., according to real estate portal Juwai.com.

Also, as some southern European countries such as Spain, Portugal, Cyprus have introduced the Golden Visa program where home buyers are qualified for residency with a minimum qualified amount spent on a home purchase.

Spain is one of the most popular destinations for Chinese retirees, with its pleasant climate and attractive healthcare system.

Some other hot favourite countries for Chinese investors are Thailand, Singapore, and Malaysia. Although Thailand has been a Chinese investors' hot favourite for long time, Malaysia is the new kid on the block and moving up on the list.

Top 12 Global Real Estate Cities

Global Real Estate Rising Star Cities

 

First Published: Jun 21, 2014 RealEstateExpedition.com

A recent report, jointly published by the leading interior design house Candy & Candy, the Savills, and Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management, identified 12 cities across the globe that can have residential real estate value skyrocket in the next few years. Here are the top 12 cities according to the Candy GPS Report. The $ value shows the cost of a two-bedroom apartment in not-so-expensive areas in those cities.

Tel Aviv - $500,000

Melbourne - $320,000

Miami - $275,000

Chicago - $250,000

Dublin - $210,000

Panama City - $200,000

Beirut - $180,000

Istanbul - $125,000

Cape Town - $110,000

Jakarta - $90,000

Lagos - $70,000

Chennai - $40,000

Some highlights from the report -

- Cities like Chennai, Panama, and Tel Aviv can have strong growth potential cities like New York, London, Hong Kong, etc.

- Poor fixed-income markets and equity performance are driving the growth towards real estate markets across the globe.

- Residential real estate properties continue to be the investment of choice for the ultra rich.

- Characteristics that make cities hot spots for real estate investors include presence of new tech industries, English language spoken, proximity to green spaces or water, and so on.

- African cities like Cape Town and Logos are among those rising global real estate cities to show strong growth potential as alternate locations.

- Chennai in India is the cheapest city among these 12 rising star cities.

To view the report, visit the Candy & Candy website.

Attributes Entrepreneurs Should Have

What Are Entrepreneur Attributes?

First Published: Apr 16, 2011 EntrepreneurJourney.com

So you want to be an entrepreneur? Well, do you think you have the attributes that are needed to be an entrepreneur? Well, here are just a few of the attributes you need to make sure you are successful as an entrepreneur.

First of all, you need to be a leader. Leaders are the ones who take charge and make things happen. As a leader, you know how to get things done and that is a useful skill to have when you are an entrepreneur. You will lead your company and you will know the type of people you want around you in order to be successful. According to Robert B. Reich, leadership is the most important quality to have as an entrepreneur. As a leader, you will see opportunities around you and you will know to act upon them. You will be able to solve problems and recognize the solutions before you.

As an entrepreneur, you may be working with someone else at first in a company that you are en employee of. However, as you are a leader you will soon want to get out of that situation and away from your peers so you can stand out. This is where two more attributes come in; risk-taking and extroversion. Extroversion is very important because you need to be out-going so you can win clients and get people over to your company. However, more importantly, you need to be willing to take risks. This is because you will need to take risks to be successful. According to experts, an entrepreneur is a risk-taker because they know how to be innovative, how to increase their efficiency and productivity and how to generate new services that people may not even realize they need.

As an entrepreneur, you will see opportunities before you and you will know how to make them work to your advantage. When others are simply watching the world go by, you will be a person who stops the world so that you can achieve what you want.

There is the belief that men make better entrepreneurs than women but this is false. There have been many studies and they show that men and women both have the same type of attributes that will make them successful as an entrepreneurs. If you believe that as a woman, or as a man, you are not suited to be an entrepreneur then you need to begin to challenge yourself so that you can be a successful entrepreneur.

Of course, just because you do not have these attributes that does not mean you won’t be successful. The important thing is that you know how to challenge yourself to make things happen in your life. If you can do this, then you will be successful. If you can just get out of your comfort zone and challenge yourself, you will be amazed at what you can achieve in your life. All you can do is try and see where you go with it.

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Billionaires Love Global Real Estate

Global Billionaires Hold One Fifth in Real Estate
 

First Published: Mar 30, 2014 RealEstateExpedition.com

Global real estate markets are increasingly becoming the playground of billionaires and private property transactions starting at at least $10 million dollars have tripled since 2009 - a recent report published by Savills and Wealth-X points out. Here are some highlights from the report -

- The ultra rich hold 20 percent of their wealth in residential real estate.

- The total value of world's real estate is around US$180 trillion.

- 72 percent of total real estate is residential property occupied by owners and global billionaires hold about 3 percent.

- European and Asian billionaires hold 80 percent property by value.

- European billionaires hold 31 percent wealth in real estate. Asian billionaires hold 27 percent in real estate. And Middle East billionaires hold 26 percent in real estate.

- North American billionaires hold only 7 percent wealth in real estate.

- Europe is the home of the most international and largest real estate and attracts the most global investments.

- Global billionaires population expected to increase 22 percent by 2018.

- Combined wealth for the ultra rich is expected to rise close to US$36 trillion by 2018 from US$27.8 trillion at current.

- There are about 200,000 ultra rich in the world. These are ultra high net-worth (UHNW) individuals with more than $30 million in investable assets across the globe.

Wealth-X is a Singapore-based company that provides intelligence on the ultra rich. To view the full report, visit Wealth-X website.