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EXCLUSIVE EB-5/
Chinese investors are able and There are key changes in China
ready to buy, and they have the driving investment:
means to do so:
• Easing of regulations on overseas investment.
$218 BILLION total will be directly • QDII2 program allowing individuals to
invested across existing commercial real directly invest in overseas assets, including
estate assets and residential purchases real estate.
from 2016 to 2020 — this does not include
investment in new development. • Chinese firms partnering with U.S. firms to
build their understanding of the market and
69% year-over-year increase in Chinese eventually operate as standalone players.
investment in U.S. real estate, totaling $37.1B. • Slowing of Chinese economy and constraints
of new development in China means
71% of Chinese buyers, on average, investors are looking elsewhere to
purchased homes in the U.S. on an all-cash deploy capital.
basis between 2013 and 2015.
TRD CAN
In the past three years, Chinese investors have
HELP YOU maxed out government quotas for investment
BREAK THESE visas, including EB-5s.
BARRIERS
Investors cannot be reached easily: regular
communications channels like Gmail, Google,
Facebook and Twitter are forbidden in China.
IS YOUR
CONDUIT TO THE CLOSED
CHINESE MARKET.
WH0 will attend the Showcase?
The most desirable and hard-to-
reach Chinese institutional and
direct investors in U.S. real estate.
THE VENUE
JING AN SHANGRI-LA, the
city’s premium five-star hotel.
1218 Yan’an Middle Rd
Jing’an, Shanghai
+86 21 2203 8888
TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS
• will help coordinate visas
• Special room rates available at
the Shangri-La for TRD guests
and sponsors
• Sponsorship package
includes accommodation
HOW
DO I GET THERE?
THE PROGRAM*
THE PANELISTS Two full days of programming + VIP Deal Summit
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17
• 6:30 p.m. Welcome cocktail party
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18
• 10:30 a.m. Showcase opens
• 11:30 a.m. Panel 1
SOME OF OUR FEATURED PANELISTS INCLUDE: • 12 p.m. Buffet lunch
• 1:30 p.m. Panel 2
• 3:30 p.m. Panel 3
• 4:30 p.m. Workshop: U.S. Immigration Fund EB-5 training
• 6 p.m. Day 1 of events ends
• 7 p.m. VIP Deal Summit Dinner
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19
• 10:00 a.m. Showcase opens
• 11:30 a.m. Panel 4
• 12 p.m. Buffet lunch
RUDY GIULIANI
CHARLES GARGANO • 1:30 p.m. Panel 5
New York City Mayor
U.S. Ambassador
(1994-2001) • 3:30 p.m. Panel 6
• 2:30 p.m. Workshop: U.S. Immigration Fund EB-5 training
• 6 p.m. Event end
PREVIOUS PANELISTS HAVE INCLUDED:
*Sample itinerary
ELIOT SPITZER, Spitzer Enterprises, CEO | FREDRIK EKLUND, Douglas
Elliman, Broker | ANDREW HEIBERGER, Town Residential, Chairman &
CEO | STEVE WITKOFF, The Witkoff Group, Chairman & CEO | NICHOLAS TENTATIVE TOPICS:
MASTROIANNI II, U.S. Immigration Fund, President & CEO | MIKI NAFTALI, • How to choose the right commercial asset for investment: Looking at cap rates
Naftali Group, Chairman & CEO | NIKKI FIELD, Sotheby’s International, and pricing trends across major U.S. markets
Broker | STEPHEN OWENS, Swire Properties, President | SCOTT ALPER, • Opportunities for development: Analysis of the state of the market for building
The Witkoff Group, President & CEO | MIN CHAN, City Connections | IFEI new projects and frameworks for joint ventures with U.S. partners
CHANG, Greenland, CEO | TONY CHO, Metro 1, CEO | SHANG DAI, Kuafu,
• Institutional investor overview: Essential analysis of the economics and policies
CEO | BERNARDO FORT-BRESCIA, Arquitectonica, Founder | STAN GALE, shaping the future of the U.S. real estate market
Gale International, Chairman & CEO | VANESSA GROUT, CMC, President |
• EB-5 investment & real estate: Overview of current and upcoming projects across
KATE KALMYKOV, GreenbergTraurig | STEPHEN KLIEGERMAN, Halstead,
the U.S. and what to expect in November
President of Property Development Marketing | DAN KODSI, Royal Palm
Companies (Paramount), CEO | JONATHAN MILLER, Miller Samuel Inc., • How to buy and maintain a U.S. property: From financing your investment to taxes
and property management
President | JADE MILLS, Coldwell Banker, Broker | BRUCE MOSLER,
Cushman & Wakefield, Chairman of Global Brokerage | RODRIGO NIÑO, • Guide to getting into top American universities: Applications, standardized tests
Prodigy, CEO | SHAUN OSHER, Core, Founder & CEO | ERAN POLACK, and living arrangements
HAP Investments, CEO | BILLY ROSE, The Agency, Broker | ROTEM ROSEN, • EB-5 & other immigration opportunities: How to navigate the programs available
Sapir, President | JONATHAN SIMON, Simon Baron Development, Founder and tips to avoid risk
| PHILIP SPIEGELMAN, ISG, Principal | NEAL SROKA, Douglas Elliman, • What foreign home buyers need to know about major U.S. markets: Looking at cost,
Broker | CLEM TURNER, Homeier & Law product and lifestyle
A VERY SPECIAL PROGRAM EVENT
VIP DEAL
SUMMIT
will host an invitation-only
VIP Deals Summit.
IN CHINESE
Building off the more than 3,000 registrants from
last year’s event, TRD is launching a website and
WeChat channel in China to promote the event
along with vital U.S. real estate market information
and guidance on how-to invest in these areas
across various asset classes.
CHINA WATCH
TheRealDeal.com’s dedicated page reports on the
growing wave of investors buying and building in New York City.
HOW do I participate?