Chinese investors may be more likely to be in the news, due to the outsized role they have played in U.S. commercial real estate acquisitions recently, but the Russian influence is beginning to be felt outside the U.S. Capitol as well.
Tranio.com, which tracks overseas property investment, recently came out with a report on the growing role Russian investors are playing in the global commercial real estate market. The report was based on a survey filled out by 269 real estate brokers who work with Russian-speaking clients.
Here are some of the takeaways from the report: