No but, I do hope that the media reads this and sees that they are playing a big part in turning other nations against our great nation. They are doing so to the point of our economic detriment, pushing international buyers away.

I do not see many foreign buyers here in NH. My cash buyers have not slowed but increased. I find many news articles in real estate to not really apply to the real world.

#2 might effect my Notary business as the bulk of my work is remote closings and re-fi's Annette Lawrence , Palm Harbor, FL 727-420-4041 

In Charlotte, I rarely deal with foreign buyers. 

Don't know why Americans owning their homes free and clear would impact my business... I've seen that number for several years now. What's new about it that would impact my business? In recent years, I've only had one seller who had no mortgage. And when we sold her property and she purchased a new one she did get a mortgage, albeit a small one.

Our market doesn't get foreign buyers so nothing will change with #1.

Re: #2. Very few people here own their own homes free and clear. I suspect if they did, they may be more interested in selling/buying something else, buying investment properties, or the like. So maybe I'd consider focusing some attention on them.

But for me it will be #3.

And I'm not feeling brilliant today so no #4.

As you have said it will be business as usual!

Nope.

As far as I can tell without my crystal ball #3. 

I do not see any evidence of a decrease in foreign buyers. 

The simple answer is No & #3

It is true the Chinese are not coming to the US west coast since  2018 for different reasons. Homes in Seattle, Palo Alto etc are not moving.  No cash buyers. The reason they often pay in cash is they do not have established credit to get a mortgage.

no, not at all.  

My biz plan is not changed by news stories especially on the national level - changes are made based on my production results.

Nope. Biz as usual.

No.

Business as usual.

#3

Neither will have an effect on our market to any measurable degree. I've got my own numbers to disseminate.

it's without a doubt #3 for me....

Thanks for the news Annette Lawrence , Palm Harbor, FL 727-420-4041 

I am just happy to be one of the 2's.

I have yet to have a foreign buyer for any of my listings (despite the tour bus getting out once at one of my open houses... no joke), so them being up or down is of no consequence to me.

Debt free homes... just about every tool out there touts those as being a likely group to move.  In my experience, most of them are very happy to stay put.  They may buy a vacation house out of state (or out of the country), but they aren't moving.  It won't impact my targetting any.

What is wrong to have debs free homes? 

A lot of our buyers - from USA buy property without mortgage these days. 

And most of them +- 60 years old.

For sure, we have less showings in July.

Have you seen many of those WV free and clear homes?

1.  No, there was a huge foreign influx for a couple years, but with slowing appreciation and overseas laws making investing here more difficult, that trend is over for now.

Foreign buyers may be down somewhat but on the flip side, foreign sellers may  be up depending on their home country.  It all has to do with motivation and currency exchange rates. 

What I am doing is attracting business.

Do not see much forign investor right now.

My brilliant observation is "business as usual" and not swayed by every new wind that blows.

Neither of these #'s will compel any changes in my business expenditures. 

Nope, no change whatsoever for me. Business as usual.

Possibly #1 as we have our share of foreign buyers.

5. Like #3, neither do Business as usualbut not due to not focusing on these segments but already have these covered in my marketing.

Neither one would change my approach if I were still active

I have to go with door#3

Annette,

We take all stats with a grain of salt, sometimes you need a bucket of salt. A

No, business as usual I think. I did see a note that San Diego has the 6th highest average mortgage debt of major metropolitan areas. No surprise.

We deal with cash buyers all the time  - happy to have them. Foreign buyers are not common in our market.