Europe is mired in economic recession. Ireland, however, is not. Ireland can also be said to no longer be part of PIGS, an acronym Goldman Sachs came up with to describe four countries (Portugal, Ireland, Greece, and Spain) with what appeared to be … [Read more...]
International Buyers: A Significant Part of Real Estate Sales
NAR has estimated residential sales to foreign buyers at $ 82.5Billion for the 12 months ended March 2012, approximately 8.8 percent of the total residential market by dollar volume … [Read more...]
Immigrants, An Emerging Base of Clients: The Virginia Story
The United States attracts about 1 million immigrants (permanent residents) every year. Over time, they achieve the American dream of having higher incomes and homeownership. Did you know that India is the top origination country of immigrants … [Read more...]
Immigrants Are Future Home Buyers: Countries of Origin (2011)
The United States attracts about 1 million immigrants (permanent residents) coming annually for family, work, and security or political reasons. In 2011, the top countries of origination were Mexico (143,446), People’s Republic of China (87,016), … [Read more...]
