IRVINE, CA—Continued foreign investment in Orange County is expected in 2017, particularly in portfolio acquisitions and partial-interest investments, typically non-controlling 49% interests, JLL EVP Ryan Smith tells GlobeSt.com. The firm recently reported that foreign investment in Orange County real estate reached $2.1 billion in October, which China, Canada and Singapore leading the charge. We spoke exclusively with Smith about foreign investors' interest in this market and what his expectations are in in 2017.
GlobeSt.com: What are the main reasons foreign investors are interested in Orange County CRE?
Smith: Orange County has continued to attract foreign capital for the same reasons as domestic capital: a diverse and highly educated workforce, a significant inventory of institutional-quality commercial real estate, and of course the overall quality of life that the county offers to its residents and businesses.
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Carrie Rossenfeld
Carrie Rossenfeld is a reporter for the San Diego and Orange County markets on GlobeSt.com and a contributor to Real Estate Forum. She was a trade-magazine and newsletter editor in New York City before moving to Southern California to become a freelance writer and editor for magazines, books and websites. Rossenfeld has written extensively on topics including commercial real estate, running a medical practice, intellectual-property licensing and giftware. She has edited books about profiting from real estate and has ghostwritten a book about starting a home-based business.
