Sunday, December 23, 2012

2013 Predictions: EB-5 projects in Chinese investor market

2012 has been a great year for Chinese EB-5 investors!  Chinese market continues to be the largest marketplace for EB-5 Regional Center Program. EB-5 investors in China have becoming more sophisticated than ever. Many of investors typically participated in as many as ten or more project seminars prior to making a final choice and decision. Some EB-5 regional center projects did very well in the Chinese market, just name a few such as FBI regional headquarters office building, City Market, DC Fire Station, Geothermal Power Plant, SLS Casino & Hotel, etc. Many of the popular and best selling projects are our consulting clients, we are very proud of them being successful in raising much needed EB-5 capital for the projects. New kids on the block Seattle Stadium Place, Klasuser Sawmill in FL, and direct EB-5 projects Lucky's Farmers Market (all of them are our consulting clients) are now on the right track of raising EB-5 monies as their promotional seminars are already under way in China. They will be the raising stars in 2013 spring season and will get all subscriptions sold by leading Chinese emigration agents.

Based on recent market analysis, we have made following predictions for Chinese market:  
1)  EB-5 program is the number one option for Chinese immigrant investors to consider, however many of them may choose other international programs instead, such as programs in Australia,  Cyprus, or even St. Kitts.
 
2) Hotel projects continue to occupy the majority of market share in China, however assisted living/memory care, skilled nursing facilities,  manufacturing/industrial facilities, charter schools will be becoming more popular among investors in 2013.

3) Direct EB-5 projects will be receiving extra attention from emigration brokers and investors. Direct EB-5 projects, especially name-brand franchises and chain stores, will gain additional market share in China.  

4) Projects with any potential tenant occupancy issues are not favored by Chinese emigration agents and investors. EB-5 developers shall avoid shopping centers, shopping malls, or any lease based projects at this point.  

5) Some projects will take longer to secure EB-5 funds or simply fail to raising any capital due to facing strong competitions and lack of understanding of the market mechanism.

For assistance in marketing your new EB-5 projects in China, please contact us at info@artisanbusinessgroup.com or call Tyler McKay at 217-899-6661, we are always looking for a few good projects.