Sales to foreigners residing in the U.S. reached $ 78.1 billion (up 32 percent from 2016) and
non-resident foreign sales spiked to $ 74.9 billion (up 72 percent from 2016).
Not exact matches
Home
sales have already shown signs of a slowdown in Vancouver since the BC government announced the
Foreign Investment Tax of 15 % for any homes purchased by
non-residents or non-Canadians living in BC.
«While these obstacles led to a cool down in
sales from
non-resident foreign buyers, the purchases by recent immigrant foreigners rose, resulting in the overall
sales dollar volume still being the second highest since 2009.»
Sales to
non-resident foreign buyers decreased by about $ 10 billion, hitting the lowest dollar volume since 2013.
The Toronto Real Estate Board is set to release its April
sales figures on Wednesday, the first set of numbers since the Ontario government announcement that included a 15 percent tax on
non-residents aimed at
foreign speculators in the housing market.