Existing-Home Sales by Foreign Buyers Down 14%

The dollar volume of foreign buyer residential purchases during April 2025 to March 2026 was $45.3 billion, accounting for 2% of the $2.3 trillion of existing-home sales overall, according to the National Association of Realtors® 2026 International Transactions in U.S. Real Estate report. 

Other national highlights during this time include: 

• 67,100 foreign buyers made existing-home purchases, a 14% decrease from 78,1000 in 2025 (1.7% of 4.07 million existing-home sales overall).  
• 56% of foreign buyers were buyers who resided in the U.S. (recent immigrants) or non-immigrant visa holders. 
• The median purchase price for foreign buyers was $465,000, compared to $413,600 for all U.S. existing homes sold. 
• 49% of foreign buyers purchased a property for use as a vacation home, rental or both. 
• 76% purchased a detached single-family home or townhome. 
• 44% purchased in a suburban area. 
• 47% made all-cash purchases. 

Additionally, the top destinations for foreign buyers were Florida (20%), California (19%) and Texas (12%). The majority were from Canada (16%), Mexico (14%) and China (11%). While Pennsylvania was a top destination for buyers from Mexico last year, the state did not appear in NAR’s report this year. 

The number of real estate agents who reported working with an international client (whether or not the client purchased property) also fell from 20% in 2025 to 14% in 2026.