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Foreign Investors May Branch Out in 2016

CHICAGO—The coming year may not see any new records for foreign investment, but now that so many have become familiar with US markets, they may feel bold enough to move beyond top core properties.

By Brian J. Rogal | Updated on December 22, 2015

CHICAGO—The US real estate market will continue to be boosted by foreign investors in 2016, thanks in part to the combination of a strong US dollar and the devaluation of currency in other non-US markets. And the Chicago region should continue to see enormous benefits from the trend.

In fact, as of early December, foreign investors had already spent $3.27 billion on Chicago-area real estate, well above the current full-year record of $2.18 billion set in 2013, according to Real Capital Analytics.

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