Southwest Florida Real Estate Market Attracts Canadian Investors, Other International Clients

They come from Toronto, London and Dusseldorf, and they're all here for the deals.

Foreign buyers are on the hunt for real estate bargains in Southwest Florida. They scour listings from across the Atlantic and leave Canadian tundra in search of properties dotted with palms.



"They seem to be out shopping," Mary Bondurant, an agent with John R. Wood Realtors on Sanibel, said of international buyers. "They're feeling a little optimistic about the market in general but they know it's a good time to buy in Florida."



And local real estate agents say foreign interest could help revitalize the area. International clients tend to be cash buyers who are financially stable, since many of their countries haven't weathered financial storms to the level the United States has recently.

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