Foreigners are buying fewer U.S. properties, but luxury homebuilders still draw them in

by Anastasia Kaufman

By: Diana Olick
 
ORANGE, CA - May 28: Houses in Orchard Hills in Irvine, CA on Tuesday, May 28, 2024. (Photo by Paul Bersebach/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty Images)
Houses in Orchard Hills in Irvine, California, on Tuesday, May 28, 2024.
Paul Bersebach | Orange County Register | Medianews Group | Getty Images

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Foreign buyers are pulling back sharply from U.S. residential real estate, but one segment of the nation’s homebuilders is still seeing strong international demand.  

Sales of U.S. existing homes to foreign buyers from April 2025 through March 2026 dropped 14% in unit volume and 19% in dollar volume compared with the 12 months prior, according to an annual report from the National Association of Realtors.  LEARN MORE...

 

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