Foreigners get a piece of the real estate pie

Foreigners get a piece of the real estate pie Kevin and Denise McCullough, a couple from Victoria, British Columbia, visited San Francisco nearly 50 times in the past decade, taking in Giants games, jogging along the Embarcadero and eating at favorite restaurants like Farallon and Myth. They long talked of buying a vacation home here, …

Canadian commercial real estate continues to show strength

Canadian commercial real estate continues to show strength Moody’s Investors Service said Canadian commercial real estate remains strong and continues to outperform commercial real estate in the United States. In its latest Red-Yellow-Green (RYG) report for Canada, the ratings agency said each of the five market sectors in the country is ‘green’, that is strong, …

U.S. real estate a ‘bargain’ for foreign buyers

U.S. real estate a ‘bargain’ for foreign buyers Two years ago, while attending a home-builder convention in Orlando, Fla., a top-producing local real estate agent was bubbling over the interior design features of a vacation home. more stories like this “All of my international buyers are just going to love this,” the agent said. “I …

Good time for Mexico’s real estate market – BloggingStocks

Good time for Mexico’s real estate market “It’s a time of hope,” claims Ana Laura Pulido, a real estate broker in Mexico. While its northern neighbor remains in the depths of a housing meltdown, the Mexican real estate market has been booming. Mexico has long found its economy overly sensitive to the happenings in the …

China Real Estate Brokers Face Slowdown

China Real Estate Brokers Face Slowdown After booming in recent years, China’s real estate market is finally beginning to feel the pinch from sagging demand and tighter controls. One of China’s biggest real estate agencies, Chuanghui Real Estate, has shuttered dozens of outlets in Shanghai and other cities, leaving behind angry customers and employees, following …

U.S. slowdown may boost Canada’s real estate market

U.S. slowdown may boost Canada’s real estate market The prospect of a U.S. recession has some homeowners and prospective buyers nervous about the impact on the real estate market in Canada, but one economist says a slowdown could actually boost activity in Canada’s housing sector. It’s not surprising that economic uncertainty in the U.S. has …