The commercial real estate in the USA still involves investors.

The USA have kept the status of the most attractive market for investments into the commercial real estate. Results of the interrogation spent by Association of foreign investors in the real estate testify to it, informs Reuters.

Interrogation was spent among 200 members of association whom $700 billion On a share of the USA in these actives own objects of the real estate worldwide for a total sum it is necessary an order $230 billion Majority of them are институциональными investors who use own means for investments, resorting to extra means only in rare instances.

According to results of the interrogation, the first place in the list of the most attractive cities from the point of view of purchase of the commercial real estate was divided by New York and Washington. Respondents have noticed that recently investments into the commercial real estate into the USA have become simpler thanks to credit crisis as from the market many investors who bought up the real estate have left, using cheap credits.

On the second place in the list there is London. The third place in a rating occupies Paris. Shanghai has risen from the ninth place and has taken last place in the five of leaders.

Researchers notice that interest of investors to the commercial real estate in Asia recently has seriously grown. According to results of interrogation, 5 from 10 most attractive cities from this point of view are in the Asian region. The special place among other Asian countries belongs to China. On appeal to investors this country very quickly comes nearer to the United States. In particular, rupture between the USA and China in a rating made 27 percentage points in 2005, and in 2007 was reduced to 5 percentage points.

Interrogation testifies and to considerable change of preferences of investors in the American market. If earlier they preferred to buy office real estate now them the areas for the organisation of retail trade more interest. Shops and supermarkets win first place in the list of the most attractive objects for purchase. On the second place there are hotels. The industrial real estate has taken the third place. Premises are on the fourth place, and office premises have fallen from the first to the fifth place.

According to interrogation, respondents in 2008 intend to increase the investments by 20 % in comparison with 2007 Thus, investments will grow to $1,69 billion Volume of investments into the real estate in the USA will grow approximately on 16 %.