The Tampa Bay, Florida area attracts a lot of Europeans looking for sunshine and warm weather. Few buyers from Latin America buy in the Tampa area - most buy in the Miami-Ft Lauderdale area, with a lesser number going to the Naples-Ft. Myers-Sarasota area and to the Orlando area - according to the 2005 NAR Profile of International Home Buyers in Florida.
Years ago most of the international buyers in Tampa-St. Petersburg came from Canada - that's chenged. The NAR report shows the following:
30% United Kingdom
11% Canada
7% Germany
7% Ireland
The number from Ireland was surprising to us, as our team hasn't yet had buyers from Ireland.
