International Home Buying Activity

NAR’s 2010 Profile of International Home Buying Activity cites the strength of the dollar, value and desirability of U.S. real estate as the chief factors making U.S properties increasingly attractive to international buyers. Between April 2009 and March 31, 2010, $66 billion of residential property, amounting to 7 percent of the total U.S. residential market, was sold to foreign nationals, recent immigrants and temporary visa holders. More than a quarter of REALTORS® – 28 percent – reported working with at least one international client in the past year, up from 23 percent in 2008.

 The median price paid by foreign buyers ($219,400) is higher than the national median price. Fifty-five percent of foreign buyers paid cash compared to about 8 percent of domestic buyers, according to NAR’s study.

Buyers from 53 different countries around the world bought residential property in the U.S last year. The leading sources of buyers were Canada, Mexico, the U.K. China, Germany and France. The top sources of international visitors to Realtor.com are Canada, the U.K., Germany, Australia, Japan and Mexico.

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ABOUT REALTOR.COM®

Realtor.com®, where the world shops for real estate online, is operated by Move, Inc., (NASDAQ:MOVE) and is the official website of the National Association of REALTORS®. Ranked as the #1 homes-for-sale site, Realtor.com® currently offers potential home buyers access to over four million property listings, as well as the most brokers and agents. It also provides REALTORS® and the home sellers they represent with the Internet’s largest real estate marketplace, reaching more than 10.0 million1 consumers in October 2010. Agents and companies have the power to customize Realtor.com® resources to maximize their brand and productivity.