Why Chinese investment in overseas real estate has more than doubled

Chinese injected $16.1 billion in overseas real estate market in H1 2016, more than doubled compared to last year. US remains the top market for Chinese investors. Chinese insurance companies account for half of the total investment from China. Chinese conglomerates are the second biggest player representing 23% of the total investment, and Chinese real estate developers spent 10%. The economic slowdown at home leads Chinese investors to try to find a safe heaven which also offers a good return. It is expected that the investment pace by Chinese people will remain fast but at a more stable rate. Some alternative real estate sectors such as student housing are attracting more investment from China now as investment returns from office building are going down. Read more here.