Forbes Magazine Names Washington, D.C. as the Number 1 Place in the World for Real Estate Investment in 2009.

This year, Washington, D.C. leapfrogged the world’s financial capitals for the first-place ranking as the best city for real estate investment with the appeal of long-term stability.

"Thanks to a proposed $1 trillion wave government spending, investors are flocking to D.C. for opportunities in the commercial and residential real estate markets. All these new programs will need offices, after all, and their employees will need places to live."

Commercial and residential real estate often function as different markets, but both need low unemployment and strong job growth to put money in the pockets of consumers and help businesses to succeed. At present, D.C. has the lowest unemployment rate in the country--4.1%, compared to the 7.2% national average.

Forbes' rankings come from the Association of Foreign Investors in Real Estate, a research association that tracks where member investors are finding the best opportunities around the world. AFIRE surveys its 200 members, who collectively hold $700 billion in cross-border real estate.

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