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Did you know that buyers from China comprised about one-third of purchases of Vancouver’s housing market? According to the National Bank of Canada, they spent about CA $12.7 million in 2015.

Did you know that in 2015, real estate accounted for 84% of Chinese investment in France? According to Baker & McKenzie it represents about $3 billions. France is seen as a safe bet for Chinese investors because of the reduction of property prices since the recession began in Europe. Housing prices in France have increased since they plummeted in value at the start of the 2008 recession, but they have failed to return to what they were at their peak.

Even if Chinese buyers' reasons to invest overseas can vary, did you know that investment, family and residency are their top motivations?

Did you know that half of China’s wealthiest men and women are eager to emigrate? According to Barclays, 47% of Chinese with more than $1.5 million in total net worth would like to move abroad. Is this surprising for you?

Did you know that in 2015, according to Knight Frank, 52% of Chinese investment in the U.S. flowed into Manhattan? Most of the time, higher education is a driving force for a lot of Chinese real estate investment in the Big Apple.

Our international real estate partners often ask us what is the profile of Chinese buyers. One of the first thing they want to know is why do they want to buy overseas? According to a study conducted by Realtors, 39% of purchases by Chinese buyers in the US were for residential purposes and 23% for rental purposes between March 2014 and March 2015. Is it what you expected?

According to a study conducted by the National Association of Realtors, 35% of Chinese residential real estate purchases in the U.S. occurred in California between March 2014 and March 2015. The results found that Chinese investments in U.S. real estate amounted to $28,6 billion the same year. Is this surprising for you?

According to the the Foreign Investment Review Board annual report, Chinese investment in real estate doubled to AU$24 billion in 2015. Buying a property in Australia is perceived by Chinese buyers as a relatively safe bet and is ranked highly due to its long-term stable economic returns.

Did you know that in 2015 Chinese real estate investors purchased a record amount of US$30 billion in overseas markets? According to Knight Frank's report, Chinese outbound real estate investment will remain strong in 2016.

Did you know that Chinese investment in London real estate rose more than 3600% between 2010 and 2015? Buying a property in London is perceived by Chinese buyers as a relatively safe bet and is ranked highly due to its high liquidity, transparency and economic growth.

Throwback to our successful event last week with customers and real estate investors to promote the Cambridge Residences in Australia.

Zunest is happy to announce that we have been selected as a Red Herring Global Top 100 company.

Last week in San Francisco, Ryan Woo accepted the award on the behalf of the company. We're all very proud of our accomplishment, and see it as a sign of our great leadership and great vision.

It also means we're in great company. Past recipients have included Google, Yahoo!, Skype, and Netscape.