Can a non-us citizen purchase real estate in the us?

Question

Can a non-us citizen purchase real estate in the us?

Answer 1

i dont think u can.

Answer 2

Impossible...  

Answer 3

my friends baby daddy WalMart manager  said not legally.

Answer 4

Of course they can ,all information  should be correct, in all legal aspects such as a real social security, and all information, and no false information.

and apply for citizenship, you will have to pay taxes, for the citizens doesn't want to pay your taxes.

and i think the process will catch up with you. so you do have be legalized  

Answer 5

do you mean buying like a house? if that person is resident of the United States then YES, but if they are illigal to the United States then the answer is NO.

Answer 6

i hope not.

Answer 7

yes, a non-citizen can purchase anything they desire in the USA. This includes real estate and firearms.

Answer 8

Yes, as long as you can prove that you are in the US legally.

Answer 9

I used to be a mortgage broker, and the answer is yes!  

Answer 10

You need to ask Elton John, Pam Anderson, or the Royal Family of England

Yeah I know Pam has dual citizenship now

Answer 11

Yes but it doesn't give you rights to citizenship.

Answer 12

Yes.  Why wouldn't they?

Answer 13

They do it all the time...I'm sure you'd have to have certain documents, though.  

Answer 14

Yeah !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 15

no

Answer 16

of course .... money talks. Look at the Arabs that have bought up huge pieces of the Big Apple.

Answer 17

totally, my nieghbors across the street..they are totally illegal. just be safe about it. if you get complaints you can get deported and they know were you live this time

Answer 18

yes. the bin ladens own most of boston's north end and their son Osama is the most wanted terroist in the world. Japanese people own the majority of Manhatten.

Answer 19

Of course, yes.It's sold off every day. Other countries like the Philippines,you can't own property unless you are a citizen or you are married to a Filipino national for example.

Answer 20

Yes!  

The non-citizen does not even have to be here.  A person from another country can buy individual properties, or even own shares in a REIT.  (Real Estate Investment Trust)

Green Card residents can get FHA loans.  They are not citizens. But, they pay income taxes.

A company is like a "person" for property ownership.  A foreign company can own property in the US.  If it could not, how would Toyota be able to have a plant in the US?