Ebook Deep Dive
Best US Cities for International Real Estate Investors
“Deep Dive: Best US Cities for International Real Estate Investors” is the first report from the America Mortgages in-house macro research team. Across four chapters it benchmarks 17 popular U.S. investment cities against the 9 global “home cities” where most of our clients live — on relative affordability, net rental yield, and the drivers of future price appreciation — then aggregates the scores into one overall city ranking. Top of the table: San Antonio, Dallas and Houston, with Fort Worth, Miami, Orlando and Austin close behind. Read it in full below or download the PDF.
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From affordability to the final city ranking
Research written for u.s. expats & foreign nationals deciding where in the U.S. to buy. Figures reflect the data available when the report was compiled.
- How a typical 1,500 sq ft property compares across 26 world cities — over USD 2M in Beijing, London and Hong Kong versus roughly USD 200,000 in the cheapest U.S. markets
- The AM Affordability Index (0–100) — factoring income, taxes, debt and currency to show, city by city, how far your money goes (Fort Worth scores 94 for a Vancouver resident vs 12 at home)
- Net rental yields and debt coverage — U.S. cities average 3.49% vs 1.39% globally; in Orlando and Fort Worth, rent alone can cover the annual mortgage payment
- The AM Job Prospect Index — why Austin (Tesla, Amazon, Apple, Meta), Dallas and Miami lead for employment-driven appreciation
- International demand and gentrification — the “China effect” and the most-gentrified U.S. cities
- The overall ranking of all 17 U.S. cities — San Antonio #1, Dallas #2, Houston #3
- NMLS · America Mortgages Nationwide
- 2810389
- lender programs
- 150+
- U.S. states
- 50
- U.S. credit required
- No
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