Why is worldwide real estate so much in demand?

[Nicholas Wallwork]

Over the last few months we have seen demand for real estate emerge in a variety of different ways. We have seen fund managers raising new capital, property companies raising debt finance not to mention talk of an expected $200 billion plus investment in US real estate by Chinese investors. So, why is real estate

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[lookinginvest]

Quite simple really, the real rate of return from renting property (taking into account low inflation and low savings rates) is significantly greater than placing your funds in a savings account. Then there is the potential for capital growth.

 

[nmb]

Also, the simple fact that the worldwide population continues to grow, we are living longer and demand for properties has never been higher feeds into the long term property market boom.