All real estate is local, an industry maxim states, but a new real estate market trends report issued by the National Association of Realtors finds that "a significant share of home purchases are made by people whose primary residence is outside of the U.S."
For the period April 2013 through March 2014 total international sales have been estimated at $92.2 billion, an increase from $68.2 billion from the previous comparable period. In 2014, nearly 60 percent of reported international transactions were all cash, compared to only one-third of domestic purchases.
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