Welcome Canadians!!  Per the Globe and Mail news, the Candian national news source,  a recent study says Canadians have become the biggest foreign buyers of U.S. real estate.  http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/canadians-snap-up-us-properties/article1638310/

The report states that  says Canadians have become the biggest foreign buyers of U.S. real estate.  Per the National Association of Realtors, 23% of all foreign national purchases in the US last year from Mar 09 to Mar 2010, were Canadians. 

“Although international purchasers from a wide variety of countries are present throughout the United States for a variety of reasons, proximity to the home country and the convenience of air transportation are believed to be important considerations in selecting the buying location,” the study reported.

And really, can we blame them??? Here’s a email I received from one of my Canadian clients in Calgary today, July 13, 2010:

“Our current temperature is 9°C or 48°F – yours is 39°C or 102°F.  It’s also pouring rain with brutal winds but, that’s an improvement from the golf ball sized hail  and tornado warnings yesterday!  Luckily no damage to my car but, lots to many others – knocked out windshields, etc. from the monster hail.”

Seriously?  I think I’ll take our 105 degree weather any day!!!  (Makes me think twice about complaining about our weather).

Canadians continue to purchase in Palm Springs.  A large majority of my buyers this past year, were from all over Canada, as more and more Canadians recognize the good buying opportunities in the US, let alone our good weather here.

For more information on Canadians buying here, please see: http://www.paulkaplanrealtor.com/ForeignBuyers.php

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Palm Springs continues to be a hot spot for Canadian buyers.  Prices are at record lows; the Canadian dollar is stronger then ever.  I have helped numerous buyers find properties in the desert, from all over Canada.

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If you’d like more information of properties in the Palm Springs area, please feel free to contact me.  I have extensive experience and resources available to assist the Canadian Buyer wanting to purchase in the Palm Springs market, from condos, to golf course homes to single family residences.  www.PaulKaplanRealtor.com

Canadian airline WestJet announced today it will expand from seasonal to year-round service to Palm Springs International Airport, according to a city news release.

Beginning in June the airline will fly two weekly round trips, on Thursday and Sunday, from its hub in Calgary, Alberta, the release stated.

WestJest provides daily service to Palm Springs from Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver, it added. The airline has transported some 128,000 passengers to and from the Coachella Valley this year, according to Tom Nolan, Executive Director of the Palm Springs International Airport