A Rare Residential Opportunity in a Century-Old German Town in America — An EB-5 Rural Project with Dual Security for Green Card and Capital

Want to get a U.S. green card but worry about the safety of your funds? Only by choosing the right project can you secure both the green card and your money. A high-quality EB-5 rural project carefully selected by Globevisa — Civitas Lucille Apartment in Texas — is located in Fredericksburg, a well-known resort destination in Texas known as the "German Town." With its core location, senior loan structure, capital backing, and efficient construction progress, it has become a highly attractive option during the current policy window.

Green Card and Capital Security Guarantees of the EB-5 Project

There are 2 key points for the success of an EB-5 project:

1. Can the green card be obtained?

 The core of EB-5 is job creation. USCIS requires each investor to create 10 jobs. The Civitas Lucille Apartment project creates a total of 607 jobs. After the project is completed, the average job creation per person is 14.45, far exceeding the requirement. At present, 34% of the developer's own funds have been fully put in place, the project has already started construction, and job creation progress can be tracked. The Globevisa team has personally visited the site for inspection, and there will also be Globevisa's industry-first trinity "cloud supervision" service to update investors on project construction progress and fund expenditure trends.

2. Can the money be returned?

In this project, EB-5 funds serve as a senior loan and enjoy priority repayment status when repayment occurs. In addition, the EB-5 fund enjoys first-priority mortgage rights over the project's real estate and fund accounts. According to a professional third-party valuation report, the stable operating valuation of the project after completion is 1.72 times the loan amount. This adds protection for smooth future repayment. In addition, the project also provides multiple safeguard mechanisms such as a completion guarantee, I-526E denial refund guarantee, and integrity recourse guarantee, making the invested funds safer.

One of the core criteria for Globevisa's project selection is to see whether an EB-5 project's green card and capital are secure, and Civitas Lucille has passed our strict risk control review. In fact, the highlights of Civitas Lucille are not limited to this. The following factors also make it worth choosing:

● EB-5 Rural Project

Currently there is no official visa backlog, it enjoys a 20% visa reserved quota, and rural projects have priority processing rights.

● Superior Location

Does a rural-category project necessarily have to be in a very desolate place? Actually not. Whether an area is judged to be urban or rural mainly depends on the area's population and employment rate, not solely on geographic location.

The Civitas Lucille project is located in a superior area — Fredericksburg, Texas, a German town with a history of 180 years. A 1 to 1.5 hour drive reaches the two major prosperous cities of Austin and San Antonio. Austin is the capital of Texas, with a population of over 1 million, and is known as the "Silicon Valley of America." Tesla, Apple, Google, and Meta all have offices here. San Antonio is the seventh-largest city in the United States and a major center for healthcare and national defense. Fredericksburg is the "backyard" of these two cities, comparable to the relationship between Shanghai and Kunshan.

The German town itself is also a popular vacation destination. More than 3 million visitors come here each year, with direct spending of 170 million U.S. dollars. It is known as "Texas Napa" and the "Wedding Capital of Germany," with wineries, weddings, dining, retail, and art exhibitions — everything you could want, with no off-season throughout the year. The project is a 5-minute drive from the city center, with living, medical, and educational facilities readily available nearby.

● Strong Demand

In addition to location, it is also important to see whether there is real local housing demand. Market research shows that there is a local housing shortage of nearly 2,000 units, and 67% of the local employed population is forced to live in other areas because housing in the small town is hard to find.

There are three main reasons for this shortage. First, the local government is extremely strict on land planning and building approvals, making new residential development difficult. Second, municipal resources are limited, restricting the expansion of large-scale residential projects. Third, in order to protect the town's historic character, the government strictly limits high-density development. As a result, high-end apartments like Civitas Lucille are extremely rare, while demand continues to accumulate — retirees moving from high-tax states, corporate white-collar workers commuting to Austin and San Antonio, cultural tourism workers driven by more than 3 million tourists, and remote workers choosing small-town living. The overlap of these four customer groups keeps the average occupancy rate of similar local apartments at 94%. Moreover, the project is surrounded by complete supporting facilities such as supermarkets and hospitals, making life convenient. Once launched, demand will exceed supply.

This is very favorable for EB-5 investor repayment, because it means that future repayment, whether through overall project sale or refinancing, will be easier.

● Top-Tier EB-5 Team

Globevisa: Deeply engaged in the EB-5 field for more than 15 years, with more than 50 integrated institutions worldwide covering six continents, helping more than 5,000 families apply for U.S. green cards. Since the launch of the new EB-5 law in 2022, it has successfully assisted in raising funds for more than 25 EB-5 projects, setting industry records such as more than 30 group approvals in a single month and the fastest application submission in 21 days. Globevisa has been honored as a member of IIUSA, the American Investment Association, and one of the TOP 25 global EB-5 immigration agencies, and has received the "I-829 Approval Contribution Award" and the "I-526 Approval Contribution Award."

Civitas (Regional Center): Deeply engaged in EB-5 for 15 years, serving more than 1,700 investors from 50 countries, with capital transactions amounting to 3.3 billion U.S. dollars and cumulative repayments exceeding 480 million U.S. dollars.

Parkspring (Developer): Has developed and acquired more than 31,000 residential units across the United States, with a total investment scale exceeding 3.2 billion U.S. dollars. Parkspring has a strong track record of executing transactions with institutional capital partners such as Ares, The Carlyle Group, and Fortress.

RCP (Capital Backing): Manages assets of approximately 3 billion U.S. dollars, has 30 years of commercial real estate investment experience and more than 200 real estate projects across the United States. This institution's equity contribution provides underlying funds for EB-5.

Seize the Policy Window and Secure a High-Quality Project

We are currently in a critical transitional period since the implementation of the new EB-5 law. Only one year remains before the current law as a whole expires. Two nodes deserve special attention:

January 1, 2027: According to the RIA Act, the EB-5 investment amount will automatically increase every 5 years based on CPI inflation. Mainstream industry lawyers and regional centers generally predict that the investment amount will rise from the current 800,000 U.S. dollars to about 937,500 U.S. dollars, an increase estimated at 130,000 to 140,000 U.S. dollars (nearly one million RMB).

September 30, 2027: The statutory expiration date of the current EB-5 Regional Center Program. Although the industry predicts that it will most likely be extended, the actual implementation still depends on the direction of policy.

As a rural project, Civitas Lucille Apartment not only enjoys a 20% visa reserved quota, but also has multiple advantages such as location and senior loan status. Families interested in applying are advised to plan as early as possible.