中国领衔美国商业房地产外商投资

It's not just that house in a leafy US subdivision that interests Chinese investors - they may also be intrigued by a storefront in a shopping center, according to new report.

一份最新报告称，中国投资者感兴趣的不只是绿树成荫的美国住宅区的房屋，可能还有购物中心的店面。

China was the top country of origin in both the buying and selling of US commercial real estate last year, according to the 2017 Commercial Real Estate International Business Trends report, which was released last Tuesday by the National Association of Realtors (NAR).

美国全国房地产经纪人协会上周二发布的《2017年商业地产国际交易趋势》报告显示，去年，中国是美国商业地产的买家和卖家的最大来源国。

The top countries of origin for buyers were China (17%), Mexico (14%) and the UK and Venezuela (both at 7%), while sellers were typically from China (17%) or Brazil, Canada, France and Mexico (all at 10%).

美国商业地产买家的最大来源国是中国(17%)、墨西哥(14%)和英国及委内瑞拉(均占7%)；卖家则通常来自中国(17%)或巴西、加拿大、法国及墨西哥(均占10%)。

"For many global investors - including Chinese buyers - US real estate markets offer portfolio diversification, along with safety of capital and solid yields," said George Ratiu, NAR's director of quantitative and commercial research and the author of the report.

该协会的定量商业研究主任、报告作者乔治·拉齐乌表示：“对于包括中国买家在内的许多国际投资者来说，美国房地产市场同时提供了投资组合多样化、资本的安全性以及稳定的收益。”

"While top-tier cities like New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles have been attracting investment for a long time, with a shortage of inventory in those markets, many investors have found favorable conditions in mid-tier and small-cap markets."

“虽然像纽约、旧金山和洛杉矶等这样的一线城市长期以来吸引了大量投资，但由于这些市场缺乏存货，所以许多投资者反而在中小型市值市场找到了优势资源。”

In an expanding economy like the US, demand for commercial space increases, which helps to attract Chinese and other foreign buyers, he said.

他表示，在像美国这样的扩张的经济体中，商业空间需求增加，这有助于吸引中国买家和其他外国买家。