For International Property Buyers, U.S. Presents Stable Investment Opportunities

International investors are increasingly attracted to U.S. real estate — to the tune of $153 billion in 2016. When it comes to global investments, there’s no place like the U.S. to invest in a home – or a rental property or seasonal vacation home, for that matter.

Foreign property buyers appear to have gotten that message, if research from the National Association of Realtors (NAR) is any indication. According to the NAR’s most recent report analyzing the purchasing activity of foreign buyers in the U.S., such purchasing of American properties has surged by double digits over a one-year period.

Demand will outstrip supply in global luxury market: report

The world’s population is getting richer, and they want to spend that wealth on luxury real estate.

The international luxury residential market will see more demand than supply over the next three years, with 25 percent of high-net-worth individuals expected to buy high-end real estate compared to the 17 percent who want to sell, according to a new report from Luxury Portfolio International, a conglomerate of more than 200 brokerages around the world.