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Wealthy global investors fix sights on higher levels of property investment

A period of ultra-low interest rates and a desire for safe investments underpin the current demand for bricks and mortar assets and in future, the search for income and other structural global changes will continue to drive demand, according to a new report entitled ‘The Weight of Money: How Private Investment Is Changing World Real Estate.’

Nine out of 10 global high net worth individuals intend to maintain or increase their directly-owned real estate holdings, while 87% plan to increase or maintain indirect holdings, like property company shares and REITs, according to a Savills/Wealth Briefing survey of wealth managers and private bankers. This continues a general trend of behaviour over the six years since the global financial crisis.

North America tops the list of target investment destinations, with 67% of wealth managers stating their clients are looking to buy there within the next five years, followed by the UK with 63% and Pacific Asia and the South Asian Subcontinent, both at 58%. 

This compares to only 38% for Eastern Europe and CIS and 37% for China and Hong Kong, suggesting that more capital will flow out of these locations than into them.

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