The hotspots cities identified were Chandigarh, Chennai and Kolkata.At second place was the GCC (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia & UAE) with an anticipated growth rate of 34 per cent Coming at the third place was China with an expected real estate growth rate of 28 per cent (and a forecasted economic growth of 9.9 per cent by the World Bank)Other strong growth prospects were in Hong Kong, Singapore, Korea, Malaysia and TaiwanAsian countries currently attracting the highest foreign direct investment: China - 35 per centIndia - 33 per centJapan - 12 per centGCC (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia & UAE) - 12 per centAustralia - 6 per centKorea - 2 per centMy interest is particularly in India, where I am familiar with the demographic, socio economic conditions and also have a strong network of real estate developers.

Another good showing is the country of Singapore.

Bay Area is world class real estate you have to look at Bejing Singapore Hong Kong  Honolulu  Paris London Zurich for comps not the US>  and same with Beverly hills areas of prime so cal..  

I'm Morne Smart; I live in Singapore. 

get through the building projects in process... flip the big subdivisions I have tied up to Lennar or Horton.continue to shed debt. and FINALLY sell the last 3 rentals I have.. down from 350 LOL.. . continue to be the go to funder for my teams in the mid west allowing them to scale and become financially secure or whatever  financial secure means.get going on the court house steps teams I have created in certain mid west markets. ( very exicited about this niche).move to Vegas  end of this year get out of paying Oregon state income tax' which may no longer be a write off. continue my health regime have lost 40 plus pounds since last June.. maybe play some golf this year.. and continue the international travel that we enjoy.. next up Israel next week and Thailand and Singapore in Feb..

In the US, perhaps this may be more “standard”, as an investor in the states, but it may be very compelling for those seeking to invest from Brazil, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Bahamas, Singapore, etc.

Public housing is stigmatized in the United States, but in other countries (like Singapore) public housing is mixed-income, safe and high quality.

Rich:Notice that ex-Soros Quantum Fund partner Jim Rogers is now an ex-pat living in Singapore because of what he fears for this country -- this very same country that gave him the opportunity to earn his money.ACORN has been hijacked by those clever enough to manipulate it for profit, regardless of ideology, and so far they're pretty succesful at it.Next time you attend a foreclosure sale bring a trunkful of your books and give 'em away -- maybe you can generate your own positive spin!

Something cheap within $60k with existing tenants...Then I noticed that there are a lot of vacant units and it may not be easy to get one with good cashflow.Looking elsewhere, i thought West Coast is preferred as I am residing in Singapore and it will be a shorter trip should I need to come by to inspect.

I have lots of buyers from Hong Kong, China, and Singapore snatching up bank owned properties here in Chicago. 2 sales of this nature closed last week.