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www.reit.com Interest in the US commercial real estate market from global investors is at a 10-year high, according to a report on trends in international real estate investment. A survey conducted by the Association of Foreign Investors in Real Estate (AFIRE) found that more than 60 percent of respondents consider the United States to offer the best opportunities for capital appreciation. More than 70 percent indicated that they plan to increase their investments in the US commercial real estate market this year over 2010. AFIRE Chief Executive Jim Fetgatter attributes the increased interest from abroad to an improving economic outlook. He does caution that investors are likely to be selective about where they ultimately choose to invest. “One of the surprising things we found is the increasing attitude about the prospects for value increases in the US,” Fetgatter says. “Traditionally, foreign investors have looked at top-tier markets. This year, they seemed to be more focused than they have been in past years on two of their favorite cities, New York and Washington, DC It appears that they are taking a really careful aim at New York and Washington.” Joining the United States in the top five countries targeted for commercial real estate investment in 2011 were the United Kingdom, Germany, China and France. New York and Washington were the top two cities worldwide being targeted by non-US investors, followed by London, Paris and Shanghai. In the United States, investors …