United States still a land of opportunity

Given the turmoil in the financial markets and the continuing difficulties with the sub-prime mortgage sector, you would be forgiven for thinking that Irish property investors would be running a mile from the US.

Given the turmoil in the financial markets and the continuing difficulties with the sub-prime mortgage sector, you would be forgiven for thinking that Irish property investors would be running a mile from the US.

But according to one Dublin firm which is pouring hundreds of millions of euro into American real estate, the bigger players are still actively seeking investment opportunities across the Atlantic.

‘‘The big guys are still active and will continue ...