Foreign Buyers Show No Signs of Slowing

 [Source: By Jennifer LeClaire | Miami]

 There’s no slow down in the influx of foreign buyers in the commercial real estate arena. In fact, foreign investment in the U.S. factored as the third largest reason why confidence levels are increasing in 2013, according to Akerman Senterfitt.

The firm released its fourth annual survey after its U.S. Real Estate Summit. The survey found that 31% of commercial real estate executives believe foreign investors will fund a significant portion of commercial real estate debt and equity in 2013. And 62% believe that the U.S. will see the most Latin American real estate investment from Brazil. Venezuelan investors are expected to be the second most active, at 28%.

Meanwhile, 60% of percent of industry executives believe that foreign investors will contribute largely to the development of multifamily homes. They also predict that U.S. hospitality (30%) and retail (29%) will be among the top active sectors for foreign investment.

Foreign Buyers Show No Signs of Slowing

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Highlights of Draft USCIS EB-5 Policy Memorandum

[Source: H. Ronald Klasko, Esq.]

USCIS issued its third draft EB-5 policy memorandum on February 14, 2013.  It is open for public comment through April 1, 2013.

While the draft policy memorandum technically does not establish USCIS binding policy, it is a window into its present thinking on various subjects relating to EB-5 adjudications.

This alert will discuss the highlights of the draft policy memorandum in terms of either new policies or clarifications of previously unclear policies.  It is not meant to be a summary of the entire memorandum, most of which merely restates existing law and policy.

It is important to note initially that the memorandum is not an exhaustive memorandum in that it does not cover most aspects of I-924 adjudications, including adjudications of EB-5 projects.  For example, it makes no reference to use of EB-5 money to pay back bridge financing; whether EB-5 loans can be paid back to a new commercial enterprise before conditions are removed; whether direct employees of the job-creating entity (indirect employees of the new commercial enterprise) must be “qualifying employees”; etc... 

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To view the Draft of the USCIS EB-5 Policy Memorandum - READ ORIGINAL MEMO HERE

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Rochester, New York 14618

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