Pied-A-Terre? Ooh la la!

If you didn't sleep through foreign language class in high school, you're in luck! New statistics show that in some regions, real estate sales with foreign buyers has increased from approximately 10% of sales to a whopping 25%, thanks to the weak dollar against the Euro. Buyers from France, Italy, Spain, Britain, and Russia are getting up to 30% more value for their money. But it isn't just Europeans making the investment.

Many agencies accommodate foreign clients from every corner of the Earth by forming associations with agents speaking a wide range of languages to include Farsi, Dutch, Arabic, Korean, and an assortment of others. Some Real Estate companies even offer on their websites a "search for an agent" feature with a language option in their search criteria.

Whether as a vacation home in a warmer climate or an investment opportunity, the United States real estate market has attracted attention from abroad and it is wise to accommodate.