In New York, increasing the activity of foreigners in the luxury housing market

About half of all real estate transactions in new buildings worth more than $ 3 million in New York accounts for foreign investors, reported online source OPP-Connect.com . According to the company Knight Frank, more than 30% of transactions in the secondary market of luxury properties also make foreigners. Compared with 2012 the first half of 2013 increased the number of potential buyers from Brazil, France and Singapore. The average cost of a luxury condominium in New York rose 8.2% in the first half of this year. In general, the average cost of real estate in the US is now 9.3% higher than in the previous year, while the volume of new home sales are at the highest level for the last five years. Homesoverseas.ru