USA Property Investment

Introduction Yes, a foreigner can buy property in the United States. There is no federal law that stops a non-US citizen from buying a home, and you do not need a visa, a green card or US citizenship to own one. What surprises many overseas buyers is how different the process is from buying at home — the deposit rules, the tax on selling, and the mortgage rates in 2026 all change the numbers. Foreign...

Introduction If you are waiting for US house prices to fall, the forecasts say you will be waiting a long time. If you are waiting for mortgage rates to fall below 6%, the forecasts say the same. The US housing market in late 2026 is stuck in an unusual place: prices keep rising slowly, rates stay above 7%, and sales are near their lowest in more than a decade. The good news is that rates have started...

Introduction If you live outside the USA or the UK and want to buy a rental property there, you are not alone. Foreign buyers bought $56 billion of US residential property between April 2024 and March 2025, up 33.2% on the year before, according to the National Association of Realtors. The UK draws overseas buyers too — average private rents were about £1,400 a month in August 2026, up 3.8% on a year...