Global analysts in the real estate market are only slightly surprised to find that two of the world’s top booming markets for real estate are located in the nations of China and Albania. While other parts of the world face bitter recession woes, these two nations have managed to keep property sales and housing markets growing at a phenomenal pace in their respective economies.

In China, the property sector’s strength has been a surprise despite the growth of this nation as an economic superpower in the past decade. Property sales have shot up 53 percent within the last year according to a survey published in the China Information News. Property typically claims about 25 percent of fixed assets in this Asian nation and is a principle form of wealth holding in Chinese culture. This property market rebound is predicted to lead to a 30 percent increase in Chinese real estate investments by 2010.

The European nation of Albania is experience a massive upswing in foreign investments thanks to a very hospital investing environment created by its 10 percent flat tax, considered to be among Europe’s best. With foreign investments up by 59 percent this year and tourism growing at around 30 percent per year for the past five years, optimism is high for this recovering nation.