International buyers are returning to the U.S. property market at a pace not seen in almost a decade. According to the National Association of Realtors’ 2025 report, foreign buyers purchased $56 billion worth of U.S. residential properties between April 2024 and March 2025, 78,100 homes, with a median purchase price of $494,400. That is a 33% increase in dollar volume from the previous year. The buyers are coming from China, Canada, Mexico, India, and the United Kingdom. They are buying in Florida, California, Texas, New York, and Arizona. Many are paying all-cash. And many of them, despite having the financial capacity to close, are hitting a wall they did not expect. Not a financing wall. Not an inventory wall. A document wall. Data-Driven Proof Cross-border real estate closings are document-intensive by design. To satisfy a U.S. lender or title company, international buyers typically need to translate bank statements, tax returns,…
