Canadians Enticed by South Florida's Real Estate Bargains and Weak US Dollar
Posted Oct 8, 2008 @ 8:45 am, Viewed by 1174 Visitors, Read 1279 Times.
South Florida's attraction to Canadians has always been the warm climate, a refuge from the freezing winters in Canada. Today, however, the allure of taking advantage of a weak US Dollar and declining real estate prices has Canadians making the trip south of the border for more than just sunshine.
According to the National Associatiation of Realtors (NAR), 11% of all international home buyers in the United States in 2007 were Canadians. In Florida, .......read more about Canadians Taking Advantage of South Florida Real Estate Market and Weak US Dollar
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Hey Judy:
Good to hear from you! Sorry for the delay in replying.
This weekend is the Canadian Thanksgiving Holiday (Action de Gràces) as well as Columbus Day here- so I have had several customers in town looking at property.
The Canadian dollar has dropped significantly in the past week or so.
Since I was born in Arizona, I can't knock it, but....... NO BEACH!!!!!.
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I tried convincing my husband that we should buy in Florida instead of Arizona but he prefers AZ. Sure seems like there's some good buys in Florida, though.