Property shocks prompt investors to spread wings

Attention shifts to Europe, other overseas markets as real estate uncertainty persists in China, reports Hu Yuanyuan

Grant Ji, senior director of the investment department at Savills Plc in Beijing, spent about 20 days in Europe last month, bringing his Chinese clients - all institutional investors - to seek opportunities overseas.

Trips such as this one have become routine for Ji. But just a year ago, he was spending much more time with international investors looking for opportunities in China.