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Overseas buyers won't save the housing market

While in the long-term foreigners will increasingly want a slice of the American housing dream, over the next five years a rise in demand from overseas buyers will not be large enough to bring the national housing market back to life. That said, housing markets in some particular States may benefit, with Florida and California ideally placed.

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