This article highlights the additional demand Chinese investors are bringing to the US housing market , as many move their homes out of the home country , where the economy is experiencing an economic slowdown . Indeed , in top tier markets , such as San Francisco , Orange County , and Manhattan , the Chinese often constitute over 50 % of all buyers , with 69 % of their purchases made in cash , not requiring a mortgage . It claims that until recently , the Chinese and the US Governments were actually facilitating this movement of wealth , which sped up dramatically in 2015 . The US Government offers EB-5 visas or green cards for those who invest $ 500,000 to $ 1bn in projects that employ at least 100 people ; 86 % of these went to Chinese citizens or their families last year . Harry Follow me on Twitter @harrydentjr However , now the Chinese authorities are actively moving to slow down the outflows of domestic wealth , and this article suggests this is bound to hit US property values as investment from China declines . Additionally , many believe the Chinese property market is poised to crash , or at least experience a downturn , which , as we have previously noted , is having the additional effect of creating an increasingly negative sentiment towards investing in property among the Chinese .
This article highlights the additional demand Chinese investors are bringing to the US housing market , as many move their homes out of the home country , where the economy is experiencing an economic slowdown . Indeed , in top tier markets , such as San Francisco , Orange County , and Manhattan , the Chinese often constitute over 50 % of all buyers , with 69 % of their purchases made in cash , not requiring a mortgage . It claims that until recently , the Chinese and the US Governments were actually facilitating this movement of wealth , which sped up dramatically in 2015 . The US Government offers EB-5 visas or green cards for those who invest $ 500,000 to $ 1bn in projects that employ at least 100 people ; 86 % of these went to Chinese citizens or their families last year . However , now the Chinese authorities are actively moving to slow down the outflows of domestic wealth , and this article suggests this is bound to hit US property values as investment from China declines . Additionally , many believe the Chinese property market is poised to crash , or at least experience a downturn , which , as we have previously noted , is having the additional effect of creating an increasingly negative sentiment towards investing in property among the Chinese .