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Dated: August 15 2020
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ORLANDO, Fla. – Nov. 26, 2019 – Florida Realtors® has released its latest report on the state's foreign buyer and seller transactions, the 2019 Profile of International Residential Real Estate Activity. The one year-report – from August 2018 through July 2019 – found a similar trend to the nation as a whole – declines driven by the strong dollar and a worsening global economic outlook outside of the U.S.
The U.S. dollar has strengthened against other major currencies since 2018, making a U.S. home purchase less affordable. From July 2018 to July 2019, the dollar strengthened against the Chinese yuan (2.5%), euro (4.2%), British pound (5.6%), Mexican peso (0.3%), Indian rupee (0.1%). It slightly weakened against the Canadian dollar (-0.2%), and the Brazilian real (-1.1%). A stronger dollar means that foreign buyers spend more of their local currency to purchase U.S. property.
Rising economic growth improves the spending capability of foreign buyers to purchase a property. The world economy expanded at a slower pace of 3.6% in 2018 and is projected to grow even less at 3.3% through 2019. Growth is slowing in the United Kingdom (1.2%), China (6.6%), and Mexico (1.6%), but is slightly recovering on a region-wide basis in Latin America and the Caribbean (1.4%).
Here are highlights from the 2019 report:
Dollar volume of Florida’s existing homes purchased by foreign buyers during August 2018–July 2019, which is 12% of the dollar volume of Florida’s existing home sales (30% decrease from $22.9 billion during the prior 12-month period)
Number of existing homes purchased in Florida by foreign buyers, which is 9% of existing-home sales (30% decrease from 52,000 during the prior 12-month period)
Share of foreign buyers whose primary residence is abroad (Type A)
Foreign buyer median purchase price ($246,479 for all Florida existing-homes sold)
Foreign buyers who paid all-cash
Foreign buyers who intended to use the property for vacation, residential rental, or both uses
Foreign buyers who purchased condo or co-op units
Percent of foreign buyers who visited Florida at least once before making a purchase
Percent of foreign buyers who were referrals of personal and business contacts and former clients, or who were former clients
Percent of respondents who speak a language other than English
Percent of respondents who “have not had problems” working with foreign buyers
Tammy Broxson is the Broker Owner of Broxson Real Estate Group, a boutique real estate brokerage in Florida. Tammy is also a State of Florida Real Estate Instructor and a mentor to other real estate p....
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