{"id":2304,"date":"2021-06-21T17:57:36","date_gmt":"2021-06-21T17:57:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/preprod.realtrends.com\/blog\/2021\/06\/21\/anthony-hitt-global-investment-in-us-real-estate\/"},"modified":"2025-03-13T02:37:52","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T02:37:52","slug":"anthony-hitt-global-investment-in-us-real-estate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/preprod.realtrends.com\/blog\/2021\/06\/21\/anthony-hitt-global-investment-in-us-real-estate\/","title":{"rendered":"RealTrending: Global investment trends from Anthony Hitt, CEO, Engel &#038; V\u00f6lkers Americas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>While the pandemic slowed down global investment in U.S. real estate, it never totally stopped. 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