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Real Estate

Overseas Interest

Amy Keller | 1/1/2006
Foreign home buyers account for 15% of total home sales in Florida. While most foreign buyers head for Miami or Orlando, southwest Florida also draws a sizable share, according to a survey by the National Association of Realtors. Of the 1,844 home purchases by foreign buyers from May 2004 to May 2005, more than a third bought in southwest Florida.

City % of Foreign Home Buyers
Miami/Fort Lauderdale 30.4%
Orlando 22.7
Naples/Fort Myers 13.7
Tampa/St. Petersburg 9.9
Sarasota 9.9
West Palm Beach 5.8

For more information: realtor.org

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