Foreign Investment in U.S. Net-Lease Assets Up 78 Percent Annually in 2019

CBRE | September 04, 2019

According to the latest research from CBRE, U.S. net-lease investment is outpacing the broader commercial real estate market in 2019, with increasing demand from both foreign and domestic investors for office and industrial assets. Net-lease investment comprising office, industrial and retail properties climbed 17.2% year-over-year in the first half of 2019 to $33.4 billion, with total commercial real estate volume growth at 13.4% over the same period.

Spotlight

Local Demographics provides up-to-date and meaningful insights into the population living around a location or in any defined area within the U.S. and Canada. This widget allows MLSs, brokerages, and end users to learn more about a specific location and its demographics.

The new SDK exists as an out-of-the-box solution ready for implementation that requires minimal development and design effort.

Using Local Demographics, real estate players can integrate and display information on their listing site to allow home buyers and renters to better understand the area where their property of interest is located.

Spotlight

Local Demographics provides up-to-date and meaningful insights into the population living around a location or in any defined area within the U.S. and Canada. This widget allows MLSs, brokerages, and end users to learn more about a specific location and its demographics.

The new SDK exists as an out-of-the-box solution ready for implementation that requires minimal development and design effort.

Using Local Demographics, real estate players can integrate and display information on their listing site to allow home buyers and renters to better understand the area where their property of interest is located.

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