SPONSORED: USAA Real Estate – Making the case for U.S. real estate ‘now, more than ever’

The United States real estate still represents a safe, stable investment opportunity to cross-border investors, according to a report by Karen Martinus, director, global research, for USAA Real Estate. Benefits of investing in U.S. real estate include diversification, lower recession risk and enduring demand drivers. “The United States is the largest global commercial property market,” says Martinus. “Past return performance, favourable growth and demographics, a strong legal infrastructure, and a diverse asset base have historically attracted foreign investors.” These features are still attractive, even in the current economic volatility, Martinus asserts. “Despite the significant home bias within existing real estate portfolios, the United States remains in focus for out-of-region capital deployments,” she says. “Any investor needs to decide about the merits of a US real estate allocation, given their own portfolio composition and objectives. But now, more than ever,