Overview of UNITED STATES

Country Profile

Land Area (incl. internal lakes & rivers):	6,106, 010 sq. m./ 9,826,675 sq. km. (50 states & DC only)

Population (2008):	307m (U.S. Census Bureau)
Urban population:	82%

Principal Cities:	Population:
New York, NY	8.4m
Los Angeles, CA	3.8m
Chicago, IL	2.9m
Houston, TX	2.3m
Phoenix, AZ	1.6m
Philadelphia, PA	1.4m
San Antonio, TX	1.4m
Dallas, TX	1.3m
San Diego, CA	1.3m

Government:

Financial & Economic data:
Currency	US$1.00 = €0.69 = ¥94 = £1.64
Commercial bank lending rate
10 yr bond rate

GDP total
per capita
Inflation (2008)


Legal System	Federal Constitution; Common Law; State Code

Contacts - Real Estate Data - Ownership - Leases
Acquisition Costs - Capital Market - Taxation
Books - Universities & Colleges

Law Firms	Consultants	Accountants
Government Entities	Associations

Prime Rents /sq. ft./p.a.⁽ⁱ⁾	Apartment (mid 2008)^(d)

historical rents

Prime Investment Yields/Cap Rates	Office (mid 2008)^(e)	Retail (mid 2008)^(f)	Industrial (mid 2008)^(g)
	%	%	%
historical yields

Foreign ownership: Not restricted.

Notes:
(i) Midtown Manhattan
(ii)

Sources:
(a) Colliers;
(b) Colliers;
(c) Colliers;
(d) Colliers;
(e) Colliers;
(f) Colliers;
(g) Colliers;