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Foreign Investors -- Is Your Real Estate Company Up for the Challenge?
Real estate is and always will be a prime investment.  It is and always will be one of the most important and biggest investments most people will make in their lifetime.  More and more, foreign buyers are realizing the value of prime real estate in the United States.
 
The number of foreign buyers that are investing in our country’s real estate is growing rapidly.  The Washington Business Journal reported early this year that New York City has now taken the top spot over D.C. for the “No. 1 U.S. investment city this year. . .and is No. 1 worldwide.”  
 
According to the article the top cities in the United States in 2011 are New York, D.C., Boston, San Francisco and Los Angeles.  Globally, New York takes the Number 1 spot this year, followed by D.C., London, Paris and Shanghai.  
 
The National Association of Realtors (NAR) reported in May of this year that the United States is a top destination for foreign buyers and “international purchases surged by $16 billion this year, one of the highest increases in recent years.”  That’s $82 billion for international residential sales for the past year ending in March 2011.  You can ... more

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