Foreign Intrigue
May 1, 2006 12:00 PM
While capital from around the globe is flowing into U.S. commercial real estate, not all foreign investors are big fans of retail. In fact, Australia alone accounted for 84 percent of retail dollars in 2005.
| Buyer Location | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other | $206 million | $172 million | $85 million | $65 million | $69 million |
| Australia | $32 million | $474 million | $2.1 billion | $3.4 billion | $7.3 billion |
| Canada | $136 million | $458 million | $857 million | $1.5 billion | $1.1 billion |
| Euro | $463 million | $751 million | $287 million | $784 million | $1.1. billion |
| German | $1.6 billion | $3.2 billion | $3.3 billion | $4.9 billion | $3.3 billion |
| Mideast | $264 million | $1.2 billion | $950 million | $1.3 billion | $1.7 billion |
| Pac Rim | $73 million | $99 million | $177 million | $198 million | $207 million |
| UK | $125 million | $288 million | $39 million | $1.0 billion | $911 million |
| Source: Sperry Van Ness, Real Capital Analytics | |||||
| Apartment | Industrial | Office | Retail | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Euro | 0.00% | 1.40% | 8.60% | 2.90% |
| Other | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 0.20 |
| Canada | 0.00 | 23.30 | 5.80 | 3.10 |
| Pac Rim | 4.90 | 1.30 | 2.30 | 0.00 |
| German | 8.70 | 19.30 | 35.30 | 2.50 |
| Mideast | 15.30 | 3.50 | 14.40 | 2.10 |
| UK | 26.70 | 0.00 | 7.70 | 5.20 |
| Australia | 44.40 | 51.10 | 25.70 | 84.00 |
| Source: Sperry Van Ness, Real Capital Analytics | ||||
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