It's not just news that Chinese real estate developers and property buyers are flooding into the United States - something that's currently, to many Chinese, a better investment than gold - it's also the fact that this trend is bringing more than just cash into this market.

The increasing interest from the Chinese in US real estate is also creating new business opportunities.

Jason Chen, chairman of Shenzhen World Union Properties Consultancy Co Ltd, a listed company that provides real estate consulting services in China, sees it as something of a trend.