I represent Asian investors for US real estate. My people in Asia report that the real investors, not the pure flight money people, now believe that US real estate has become over priced and is set to decline over the next two years. They are becoming net sellers as they want to cash out and have cash in the bank to take advantage of what they believe is the coming downturn. While there is still a flood of flight capital, the commentary above refers to the real investors who invest and not just park money away from the home country. What we do find in Asia is investors interested in our brown field  development program due to its longer term play and because we can usually buy assets or land at a discount due to the environmental challenges.

 

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