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The Times of Israel’s regular feature on what is happening in the local property market right now By Shoshanna Solomon Follow30 August 2024, 2:06 am A section of a prefabricated house is moved by crane in Israel, July 19, 2024. (Yossi Aloni/FLASH90) Home prices in Israel continued their rise in May and June as a shortage of […]

Number of existing homes bought by international buyers declined to 54,300 — the fewest since NAR began measuring in 2009 Key Highlights WASHINGTON (July 17, 2024) – Foreign buyers purchased $42 billion worth of U.S. existing homes from April 2023 through March 2024, retreating 21.2% from the prior 12-month period, according to a new report […]

A survey by the Ministry of Finance chief economist found that investors are buying more homes than at any time since the purchase tax was raised in 2021. There were the highest number of housing purchases by investors in May 2024 since purchase tax was raised for multiple home owners (two or more homes). Also […]

During the war, the need for reinforced security rooms in homes has increased significantly, and this can only be provided by new and second-hand apartments built in the last 20 years. The Housing Prices Index published by the Central Bureau of Statistics rose by 3.6% between November 2023 and March 2024 after falling by 2.5% […]

The price of homes in Israel rose in the last two months of 2023, indicating a concern that a shortage of Palestinian construction workers due to the continued war against Hamas in Gaza would squeeze future supply. Even so, the number of units acquired in December 2023 is the lowest ever for the month since the start […]

Throngs attend 2023 Staten Island celebration of Albanian independence, flag-raising ceremony November 26, 2023  silive.com – Scenes from the flag raising ahead of Albanian independence day at the intersection of Father Capodanno Blvd. and Seaview Avenue on Nov. 26, 2023. (Staten Island Advance / Luke Peteley)(Staten Island Advance / Luke Pe STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The chill […]

As the largest economy in the world and a land of immigrants, the United States (U.S.) attracts people from across the globe who want to live, work, and study here. International clients are an important market niche served by REALTORS®. Since 2009, the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) has conducted an annual survey of its […]

Investment properties in beachside communities offer the highest ROI potential, a new analysis shows. Here are the most profitable hotspots this year. Vacation homes have proven to be profitable for real estate investors, and owning a short-term rental near a beach may offer the best prospects. Vacasa, a vacation rental management platform, recently unveiled its […]

Laura Begley Bloom Senior Contributor ForbesWomen Transformative Travel: I look at how travel can change lives. After the 2016 presidential election, so many people were dreaming about moving out of the US that Canada’s immigration website crashed. Now, the idea of becoming an expat is getting hot again. According to a recent YouGov survey, 31% of Americans say […]

BY JONATHAN CHENG  |  ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON JULY 22, 2020  |  THE WALL STREET JOURNAL BEIJING—Rents in China’s big cities have been falling in recent weeks, a sign of economic uncertainty in China’s otherwise gravity-defying residential property market. Nationwide, average residential rent levels in large and midsize Chinese cities fell more than 2% in June from a year earlier, […]

The annual Global Real Estate Summit NYC will mark a major milestone Nov. 4, hosted for the first time by five major Realtor associations with a combined membership of more than 51,000 real estate professionals. Spotlighting international real estate business strategies, stories and successes, this year’s event is presented by Global Summit founder Staten Island Board of Realtors® (SIBOR), […]

https://rew-online.com/2019/07/foreign-buyers-bid-adieu-to-us-homes-market/ Home purchases by international buyers have dropped by over one third since last year, according to an annual survey released by the National Association of Realtors. The average price of a home has also slipped during the same period of April, 2018 to March, 2019. “A confluence of many factors – slower economic growth […]