Enjoying the largest economy in the world and with a landmass over two and a half times the size of the EU, America is not a country a real estate investor should ever overlook whatever it is he’s after; and in 2004 the US was the most active region for real estate investment in the world.
America is a true land of opportunity for real estate investors because whatever it is you’re looking for in the way of property investment - from prime office space, out of town retail developments, luxury grade residential, affordable renovation projects, holiday hotspots or just a second home in the sun - you’ll find it in abundance in the USA.
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There are small differences between the real estate purchase processes in America depending on which state in the US a property investor is interested in.
This guide to the property buying process in America details the main aspects applicable to all real estate purchases in the United States.
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The investment potential for a real estate investor in America literally depends on the market sector an investor wishes to target. There are many macro market sectors offering substantial scope for profit, income and growth and it is first necessary to look at each of an investor’s general choices.
The USA has successful commercial, residential, retail, office and industrial real estate markets and generally an investor will look to work within one or more US States to find the best opportunities for his property portfolio. Furthermore there are a number of ways an investor can look to profit - from flipping and wholesaling to buying up foreclosures or at auction.
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Real estate investors attracted to Canada have a wide range of property types, investment areas and budgetary options available to them with extremes of property prices achievable country wide from highly pricey in the main towns of Toronto and Vancouver for example, to incredibly cheap in Canada’s rural interior.
In fact, the real estate investment opportunities available in Canada are almost as vast and diverse as the country’s landmass and geography! Canada is the second largest country in the world in terms of its landmass, and because it extends to the North Pole it is also the northernmost country in the world. It is home to around 32.2 million citizens and annually it attracts applications from many thousands of would be immigrants who are attracted to the inimitably free way of life available in Canada.
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The Canadian real estate market is not considered to be an emerging market; rather it is a traditional and well established sector where investor returns are generally cyclical and are a direct reflection of the underlying economic growth trends countrywide.
The overall attraction of the property sector in Canada from a property investor’s perspective is based upon the solidity of an investment made and on the emergence or development in popularity of a given geographic region.
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As one might expect from a country as sophisticated and well regulated as Canada the Canadian real estate purchase process is straightforward and well documented and both the vendor and purchaser’s rights are legally protected.
In this home buyer’s guide for Canada we detail the entire property buying process for the international real estate investor interested in purchasing property assets in Canada.
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