International Buyers Purchased $56 Billion Worth of US Homes in 1 Year

Buyers from China accounted for 15 percent of all foreign purchases, followed by Canadian buyers, at 14 percent.

Northern Kentucky homes seen from Cincinnati on May 9, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

Foreign buyers purchased $56 billion worth of existing homes in the United States between April 2024 and March 2025, up by 33.2 percent from the previous 12 months, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) said in a July 14 statement.

In terms of the number of properties, they bought 78,100 units, a 44 percent increase from the prior year. This was also the first annual increase since 2017. The average purchase price was $494,400, a “record high,” NAR said.