安全问题和充满活力的都市生活环境 。”
根据亚洲协会的报告, 将近 80 % 的交易额, 三分之二 的开发地块交易集中在纽约 、 洛杉矶和旧金山市场 中 。 报告称, 这些市场中, 每个市场中至少有六个项目 的总造价超过 10 亿美元, 包括纽约的 Pacific Park / Atlantic Yards 项目, 旧金山湾区的 First 和 Mission 街和 Brooklyn Basin 项目, 洛杉矶的 Metropolis 和 Oceanwide Plaza / Fig Central 项目 。
中国人似乎将关注点集中在三大城市, 尽管这些地区 的地价飞涨, Karns 说道 。 他说道,“ 一直以来, 中国投 资 者 都 很青 睐 纽 约 、 旧 金 山 和 洛 杉 矶 。 他 们 到 这 里 来 寻求长远发展 。 当然, 西雅图也很受追捧, 波特兰 、 亚 特兰大和新泽西州的部分地区也很有吸引力, 但是让 中国投资者的视线从纽约 、 旧金山和洛杉矶转移至其 他地方并不容易 。 简单来说, 如果你居住在上海, 很 难自然而然地想到堪萨斯 。 甚至可能并不知道堪萨斯 在 哪 里 。”
同时, 房地产大亨, 唐纳德 · 特朗普, 入主白宫, Wei 认 为这也是对中国投资者的有利因素 。 他说道,“ 既然你 们的新总统曾经也是房地产开发商, 这使得中国投资 者更加兴奋 。 按照他在总统竞选时所承诺的, 他将会 重建美国 。 我认为, 中国开发商将会有很多机会从中 获 益 。”
Chinese investors, that’ s the trifecta: cultural affinity, sound prospects for returns and quality of life.” n In addition to stability and high returns as important factors, so are other less financial ones, said Hsu of the Asia Society in San Francisco.
“ Chinese companies, for example, see these cities as important markets to build and expand upon their global brand while learning how to navigate the complexity of the U. S. real estate market,” he said.“ If they can succeed here, where competition can be fierce, they can succeed anywhere. For individual investors, the cultural and educational opportunities in cities such as New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco are highly attractive. The concentrated Chinese-American and Asian American populations make these cities a home away from home and investors consider the proximity to world-class educational institutions such as the University of California system, Stanford and Columbia as great opportunities for their children. As we note in the report, quality of life factors also come into play, such as clean air, food safety issues and being in the middle of a vibrant urban life.”
Nearly 80 percent of the dollar volume has been concentrated in the markets New York, Los Angeles San Francisco with two-thirds of development site transactions, according to the Asia Society’ s report. At least six projects in these markets each have total project costs exceeding $ 1 billion, including Pacific Park / Atlantic Yards in New York, First and Mission and the Brooklyn Basin project in the Bay Area and One Beverly Hills, Metropolis and Oceanwide Plaza / Fig Central in Los Angeles, the report stated.
The Chinese seem to focus on the big three despite those areas’ skyrocketing prices, Karns said.“ The Chinese investors over time want to be in New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles,” he said.“ They’ re here for the long haul. Sure, Seattle is white-hot, and Portland, Atlanta and parts of New Jersey are attractive, but it’ s not easy to get Chinese off the New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles maps. Simply put, if you’ re in Shanghai, it’ s tough to get comfortable thinking of Kansas. They might not even know where Kansas is.”
Meanwhile, a real estate mogul, Donald Trump, sits in the White House, and Wei contends that is a plus for Chinese investors.
“ Since your new president was a developer before, it makes Chinese investors more excited,” he said.“ According to what he said during the presidential campaign, he will reconstruct America. I think there will be a lot of chances for Chinese developers to share and benefit from it.”
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