While the Real Estate Market is struggling nationally and in Florida specifically, one significant countervailing force has been the growing importance of foreign home buyers. According to the National Association of Realtors “Profile of International Home Buying in Florida” Survey, especially buyers from Canada and Western Europe are attracted to the area by the weak [...]

The number of Canadians buying homes in Florida doubled in only one year, according to a current NAR report.
With the Canadian dollar hovering around par with the U.S. dollar, buying Florida homes seems to be a nice investment for many Canadians (The Canadian dollar was worth only 80 cents three years ago). Also Canadians benefit [...]

We are often asked by our international clients: How can we get credit in the US?
Many people talk about secured credit cards. We don’t like them. Why? There are better ways:
The way to go is the so called American Express “Global card transfer program”.
 You have to be an American Express cardholder in your home country (otherwise you [...]

Since January 2008 a City of Bradenton sign joins thousands of other hometown, directional and unusual automobile, caution and other signs in the world-famous Fernweh-Park Sign Post Forest in Hof, Germany.

Klaus Beer the founder of the Fernwehpark in Hof, Germany with Axel Weiss
The Sign Post Forest is a tourist attraction in Germany where visitors from [...]

The latest in Bradenton……
 
A City of Bradenton sign will join the thousands of other hometown, directional and unusual automobile, caution and other signs in the world-famous Fernwehpark sign forest in Hof, Germany.
Axel and Bea Weiss, formerly of Germany and full-time residents of Bradenton for the past four years, approached Councilman Patrick Roff about the idea [...]

Florida is a hot market for international investors. With the settlement of home prices and the strong Euro, it´s a great time to buy Second Homes and Investment Properties.
The high level of inventory still presures sellers to lower the prices of their homes. Together with the actual conversion rate this makes Florida homes much more [...]

Think Big – Think Global!
All real estate is local. That is the mantra for most real estate professionals. But not all buyers are local.

Did you know that
- 15 % of Florida Homes are purchased by Internationals?
- International Buyers spend 50 % more per home?
Nevertheless, according to the 2007 National Association of Realtors Member Profile, two [...]