by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Nov 20, 2015 | Canada and Canadians, Global Buyers + Foreign Investment
Wonder where the people who buy in Arizona come from? With the exception of San Diego, since May 2012 the top 10 buyer sources for those living elsewhere all have cold winters. Which answers the question of why they purchase here – to escape the weather there....
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Nov 13, 2015 | Canada and Canadians, Global Buyers + Foreign Investment
The number of Phoenix metro area homes bought by Canadian buyers has dropped by at least half compared to last year. As an example of how that trend has progressed, according to Mike Orr of ASU’s Center for Real Estate less than 1% of homes were sold to...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Sep 21, 2015 | Canada and Canadians
America’s favorite country is Canada. A survey conducted since 1974 by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs asked about feelings for other countries — with 1 being the lowest, and 100 being the best. Canada came out with a top score of 79%. Britain was next,...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Sep 3, 2015 | Canada and Canadians, Global Buyers + Foreign Investment
For many decades Canada has been the largest importer of U.S. goods. Currently Mexico is 2nd and China comes in 3rd. But in the next two decades, China is expected to top Mexico as the second largest trading partner. That is because China’s share of U.S. exports could...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Aug 5, 2015 | Canada and Canadians, Global Buyers + Foreign Investment
In the 12 months ending March 15, Canadians were once again in first place, purchasing 46% of the homes acquired by global buyers in Arizona, according to the NAR 2015 Profile of Home Buying Activity of International Clients. Arizona was the second most popular state...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Jul 24, 2015 | Canada and Canadians, Global Buyers + Foreign Investment
16% of all Canadian dollars spent buying homes in the U.S. are invested in Arizona. Only Florida, the traditional destination of eastern Canadians, has more. Across the nation, Canadians spent about 20% less on all U.S. properties year-to-year from April...
