International investors have returned to the US existing home sales market. 

Foreign parties purchased $59 billion worth from April 2021–March 2022, up 8.5% from the previous year and breaking a three-year streak of declines.

China, Canada, India, Mexico and Brazil were the top five countries of origin by U.S. residential sales dollar volume. The top U.S. destinations for foreign buyers were Florida, California, Texas, Arizona, New York and North Carolina.

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