{"id":1784,"date":"2018-02-13T23:18:00","date_gmt":"2018-02-13T23:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.realtrends.com\/blog\/2018\/02\/13\/home-buying-destinations\/"},"modified":"2025-03-13T02:31:21","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T02:31:21","slug":"home-buying-destinations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.realtrends.com\/blog\/2018\/02\/13\/home-buying-destinations\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 30 Home Buying Destinations in the Americas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We wanted to see exactly what locations people in the U.S. look up the most when they&nbsp;think about buying a&nbsp;second home. Here are the most popular destinations in the Americas today:<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Mexico stands out as the 1st choice for American home buyers<\/strong>. Compared to 2015, when&nbsp;we launched a similar report&nbsp;and Mexico ranked 4th, the country managed to climb up the ladder;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Canada comes in 2nd<\/strong>, which is again a surprise since, in the 2015 edition, it only held the 7th&nbsp;spot;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Interest for Puerto Rico seems to be stable<\/strong>, as the country holds the same position it had three years ago, <strong>ranking 3rd&nbsp;<\/strong>in Americans\u2019 preferences.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-27740 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hsstatic.net\/BlogImporterAssetsUI\/ex\/missing-image.png\" alt=\"home buying destinations\" width=\"296\" height=\"1024\" data-originalsrc=\"wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/infographic-296x1024.png\"><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.point2homes.com\/news\/us-real-estate-news\/us-top-30-home-buying-destinations-americas.html\">Point 2 Homes<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We wanted to see exactly what locations people in the U.S. look up the most when they&nbsp;think about buying a&nbsp;second home. 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