the biggest foreign investor in that year, while some of the main destinations for foreign investments were Seattle, Atlanta, and San Francisco.
In 2021, industrial real estate was the most attractive type of property to foreign investors. The value of cross-border capital invested in the sector was 18 billion U.S. dollars, which more than one third of the total foreign investment for the four property types. Industrial real estate had a strong year, outperforming both multifamily and office CBD, which traditionally dominate the commercial real estate market. Canada was Commercial property acquisitions of foreign investors in the United States in 2021, by type of property (in billion U.S. dollars)
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Statistics on Cross-border commercial real estate investment in the United States
Overview
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- Premium Statistic Total property sales to foreign buyers in the U.S. 2010-2022
- Premium Statistic Origin of foreign residential buyers in the U.S. 2016-2018
- Premium Statistic Cross-border commercial real estate investments in the U.S. 2018, by country
- Premium Statistic Number of commercial properties in the U.S. 2018, by investor country
- Premium Statistic Property purchased by foreign buyers in U.S. 2009-2022, by type of area
- Premium Statistic Share of commercial space leased by foreign clients U.S. 2018, by size
- Premium Statistic Share of commercial space leased by foreign clients U.S. 2018, by lease term
Foreign buyers' perspective
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Chinese buyers
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- Premium Statistic Share of Chinese buyers of residential property in the U.S. 2011-2022
- Premium Statistic Total residential property sales to Chinese buyers in the U.S. 2010-2022
- Premium Statistic Total number of residential properties bought by Chinese buyers in the U.S. 2010-22
- Premium Statistic Average purchase price of residential property by Chinese buyers in the U.S. 2010-22
- Premium Statistic Median purchase price of residential property by Chinese buyers in the U.S. 2010-2022
- Basic Statistic Share of CRE investments from China/Hong Kong in the U.S. 2011-2017, by investor type
- Premium Statistic Value of China/Hong Kong CRE investments made in the U.S. 2011-2017
Canadian buyers
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- Premium Statistic Share of Canadian buyers of residential property in the U.S. 2011-2022
- Premium Statistic Total residential property sales to Canadian buyers in the U.S. 2010-2022
- Premium Statistic Total number of residential properties bought by Canadian buyers in the U.S. 2010-22
- Premium Statistic Average purchase price of residential property by Canadian buyers in the U.S. 2010-22
- Premium Statistic Median purchase price of residential property by Canadian buyers in the U.S. 2010-22
U.K. buyers
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- Premium Statistic Share of UK buyers of residential property in the U.S. 2011-2022
- Premium Statistic Total residential property sales to buyers from the UK in the U.S. 2010-2021
- Premium Statistic Total number of residential properties purchased by UK buyers in the U.S. 2010-2021
- Premium Statistic Average purchase price of residential property by UK buyers in the U.S. 2010-2021
- Premium Statistic Median purchase price of residential property by UK buyers in the U.S. 2010-2021
Indian buyers
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- Premium Statistic Share of Indian buyers of residential property in the U.S. 2011-2022
- Premium Statistic Total residential property sales to Indian buyers in the U.S. 2010-2022
- Premium Statistic Total number of residential properties purchased by Indian buyers in the U.S. 2010-22
- Premium Statistic Average purchase price of residential property by Indian buyers in the U.S. 2010-2022
- Premium Statistic Median purchase price of residential property by Indian buyers in the U.S. 2010-2022
Mexican buyers
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- Premium Statistic Share of Mexican buyers of residential property in the U.S. 2011-2022
- Premium Statistic Total residential property sales to Mexican buyers in the U.S. 2010-2022
- Premium Statistic Total number of residential properties bought by Mexican buyers in the U.S. 2010-2022
- Premium Statistic Average purchase price of residential property by Mexican buyers in the U.S. 2010-22
- Premium Statistic Median purchase price of residential property by Mexican buyers in the U.S. 2010-2022
Further related statistics
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- Leading U.S. markets for commercial property acquisitions in 2021
- Intended use of property by foreign buyers in the U.S. 2019-2021
- Leading countries for commercial property acquisitions in the U.S. 2021
- National NCREIF Property Index returns in the U.S. 2014-2018, by property type
- Investment into commercial real estate worldwide from 2012-2016
- Forecast of net absorption of commercial property in the U.S. 2015-2016, by type
- Overseas investment in commercial real estate in the U.S. 2003-2015
- Most profitable industrial property markets in the U.S. 2017, by change in revenue
- Commercial property industry: tax paid in the United Kingdom (UK) 2013-2016
- Rental yields for prime office real estate in selected African cities 2020
- Construction costs per square meter for offices in Poland 2018, by building type
- United Kingdom (UK) retail real estate market 2013-2016, by subsectors
- Commercial property investment in the United Kingdom (UK) 2018, by segment
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- Leading U.S. markets for commercial property acquisitions in 2021
- Intended use of property by foreign buyers in the U.S. 2019-2021
- Leading countries for commercial property acquisitions in the U.S. 2021
- National NCREIF Property Index returns in the U.S. 2014-2018, by property type
- Investment into commercial real estate worldwide from 2012-2016
- Forecast of net absorption of commercial property in the U.S. 2015-2016, by type
- Overseas investment in commercial real estate in the U.S. 2003-2015
- Most profitable industrial property markets in the U.S. 2017, by change in revenue
- Commercial property industry: tax paid in the United Kingdom (UK) 2013-2016
- Rental yields for prime office real estate in selected African cities 2020
- Construction costs per square meter for offices in Poland 2018, by building type
- United Kingdom (UK) retail real estate market 2013-2016, by subsectors
- Commercial property investment in the United Kingdom (UK) 2018, by segment
National Association of Realtors. (February 10, 2022). Commercial property acquisitions of foreign investors in the United States in 2021, by type of property (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 29, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1131606/commercial-property-acquisition-foreign-investors-usa-property-type/
National Association of Realtors. "Commercial property acquisitions of foreign investors in the United States in 2021, by type of property (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. February 10, 2022. Statista. Accessed January 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1131606/commercial-property-acquisition-foreign-investors-usa-property-type/
National Association of Realtors. (2022). Commercial property acquisitions of foreign investors in the United States in 2021, by type of property (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1131606/commercial-property-acquisition-foreign-investors-usa-property-type/
National Association of Realtors. "Commercial Property Acquisitions of Foreign Investors in The United States in 2021, by Type of Property (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Feb 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1131606/commercial-property-acquisition-foreign-investors-usa-property-type/
National Association of Realtors, Commercial property acquisitions of foreign investors in the United States in 2021, by type of property (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1131606/commercial-property-acquisition-foreign-investors-usa-property-type/ (last visited January 29, 2023)
Commercial property acquisitions of foreign investors in the United States in 2021, by type of property (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], National Association of Realtors, February 10, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1131606/commercial-property-acquisition-foreign-investors-usa-property-type/