What does it mean for the billions of dollars flowing into American real estate by Chinese nationals? The move is important for American real estate developers, many of which use EB-5 immigration visas for investors in order to finance real estate development projects. Commercial real estate firm CBRE says stricter controls on outbound investment are likely to be implemented in a low key manner in the coming months. Meanwhile, the increased scrutiny of outbound real estate deals would boost demand for core commercial assets in China's favorite cities as opposed to a more global approach. Over the years, a gradual opening of capital accounts has led to massive increases in Chinese outbound investment.

Source: Forbes December 05, 2016 18:38 UTC