{"id":2376,"date":"2021-07-27T14:55:36","date_gmt":"2021-07-27T14:55:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/preprod.realtrends.com\/blog\/2021\/07\/27\/foreign-home-investments-in-u-s-hit-lowest-level-in-decade\/"},"modified":"2025-03-13T02:38:30","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T02:38:30","slug":"foreign-home-investments-in-u-s-hit-lowest-level-in-decade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/preprod.realtrends.com\/blog\/2021\/07\/27\/foreign-home-investments-in-u-s-hit-lowest-level-in-decade\/","title":{"rendered":"Foreign home investments in U.S. hit lowest level in decade\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Foreign home investments hit a snag in the United States for the first time since 2011, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.nar.realtor\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/2021-international-transactions-in-us-residential-real-estate-07-26-2021.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">annual report<\/a> from the <strong>National Association of Realtors (NAR)<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/preprod.realtrends.com\/blog\/areaa-homebuyers-face-roadblocks-for-housing-market\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Foreign buyers<\/a> purchased $54.4 billion worth of U.S. existing homes from April 2020 through March 2021, a 27% decrease from the previous year, according to NAR&#8217;s <em>2021 International Transactions in U.S. Real Estate<\/em> report. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Global buyers bought 107,000 properties in the U.S., down 31% from the prior year, as the COVID-19 pandemic led to a strong global economic contraction and a decline in international tourist and business arrivals. The sales volume and number of properties sold are the lowest in 10 years. Those figures were $66.4 billion and 210,800 properties, respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>NAR<\/strong> Chief Economist Lawrence Yun said even with the drop in homes purchased from international buyers, there are some positives to examine when it come foreign home investments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe big decline in foreign purchases of homes in the U.S. in the past year is no surprise, given the pandemic-induced lockdowns and international travel restrictions,\u201d Yun said. \u201cYet, even with the absence of foreign buyers, the U.S. housing market strengthened solidly.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Top countries purchasing&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite a decline in U.S. homes purchased by foreigners, Canada, Mexico, India, China and the United Kingdom remained in the top-five homes as foreign buyers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Canada and China remained first and second in U.S. residential sales dollar volume at $4.5 and $4.2 billion.&nbsp;<\/li><li>The U.K. was the only country among the top five to see an increase in dollar volume from the previous year ($1.4 billion to $2.7 billion).&nbsp;<\/li><li>The annual dollar volume dropped by at least 50% for foreign buyers from China ($4.5 billion from $11.5 billion), Canada ($4.2 billion from $9.5 billion) and Mexico ($2.9 billion from $5.8 billion).&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The states that attracted the most foreign buyers were Florida, Texas, California, Arizona, New York and New Jersey.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the 13<sup>th<\/sup> straight year, Florida remained the top destination for foreign buyers, accounting for 21% of all international purchases. California ranked second (16%), followed by Texas (9%) and Arizona (5%), with New Jersey and New York tied at 4%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cash buyers&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cash sales accounted for 39% of international buyers transactions.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Non-residents purchased homes at 61%&nbsp;<\/li><li>Residents purchased homes at 24%<\/li><li>More than four out of five buyers from the United Kingdom \u2013 82% \u2013 made all-cash purchases, the highest share among foreign buyers.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Asian Indian buyers were the least likely to pay all-cash at just 8%. Two-thirds of Canadian buyers (66%), two out of five of Chinese buyers (40%), and a third of Mexican buyers (33%) made an all-cash purchase.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>As more states adjust their mandates, these numbers could look very different next year. 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