Global is at the core of our mission.
Working together, learning from each other and expanding global networks benefits all Realtors, the buying and selling public and the communities in South Florida. We at MIAMI Association of REALTORS® (MIAMI) believe in creating global business for our distinguished 281 global partners and for our members, their clients, their listings, our market and our incredible communities.
New MIAMI REALTORS® global headquarters: Designed by and for our members
MIAMI’s new five-story, class-A, global headquarters more than doubles the association’s space for member training, education and networking. This modern facility for the nation’s largest local Realtor association, with 60,000 members, means more MIAMI Realtors will be trained with state-of-the-art Realtor education and classes, become more able to network and make deals. Additionally, the association can host major global conferences and events, hold professional standards hearings and more.
The building, which our forward-thinking leaders started planning 15 years ago, was designed by and for our members. About two-thirds of the 43,000 square feet of space on the fourth and fifth floors are for member education and events.
281 global partners in 75-plus countries
MIAMI has 281 international real estate partners, the most of any Realtor association in the United States. MIAMI has international partners in more than 76 countries and six continents. Access our partners here.
Bilateral agreements provide our valued international partners with resources, visibility and connections. These alliances also create business opportunities for MIAMI members, enhance the city of Miami’s global position and strengthen the local real estate market and economy.
MIAMI signed two new global partnership agreements at MIPIM 2025 in Cannes, France. MIAMI signed with the Albanian Investment Development Agency (AIDA) and Yangi Toshkent of Uzbekistan.
New MIAMI Global study: South Florida foreign real estate buyer share is five times larger than U.S. figure
MIAMI publishes an annual global study sourced by many publications around the world. MIAMI also releases a monthly list of the top countries searching MiamiRealtors.com each month, which is the association’s most popular news release.
South Florida foreign buyer share is five times larger than the U.S. figure, according to the new 2024 Profile of International Home Buyers of the MIAMI Association of Realtors. The 15th annual report, which includes 50-plus pages of data on foreign home buyer purchases in South Florida, details why Miami remains America’s No. 1 international real estate market.
South Florida foreign buyer share — foreign buyer residential purchases as a percentage of dollar volume — was 10% in 2024. That is five times larger than the U.S. figure (2%) and more than three times larger than Florida (3%). Access the MIAMI report here.
South Florida secures 10% of all international home sales in the entire United States
Florida is the top U.S. destination for foreign buyers (20% of all sales), according to NAR’s 2024 Profile of International transactions in U.S. Residential Real Estate. Florida has been the No. 1 state for foreign home buyers for the last 16 years.
About half of all international home sales (49%) in Florida are in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, according to the 2024 Florida Realtors’ annual Profile of International Residential Real Estate Activity in Florida.
One in five of all U.S. international home sales happen in Florida, and among those, half are in the Miami metro market.
The top foreign countries buying South Florida real estate
The top countries of origin for consumers purchasing properties in South Florida are:
1. Argentina (18% of foreign buyer share)
2. Colombia (14%)
3. Canada (8%)
4. Brazil (6%) and Mexico (6%)
5. Venezuela (5%)
6. Peru (4%) and Chile (4%)
7. Ecuador (2%) and Spain (2%)
MIAMI YPN Global: Dubai, Spain and next, Toronto
We saw a need in the marketplace and created YPN Global (the first real estate association in the world to do so) to not only create top conferences for young, career-focused real estate professionals but to help them with global networking opportunities. Young professionals are our future.
We have held YPN Global Congresses in Dubai, Spain and Toronto. MIAMI will now be going back to Toronto for TRREB REALTOR® Quest & YPN Global Congress on May 14–15, 2025.
REALTOR® Quest is Canada’s largest real estate conference and trade show. Our presence at these elite events creates global business opportunities for our valued partners and members while enhancing South Florida’s global exposure.
Award-winning MIAMI Global Real Estate Congress to bring together 15+ countries
MIAMI will host its 28th MIAMI Global Real Estate Congress on Nov. 9–11, 2025 at our new global headquarters at 1800 Oakwood Drive in Miami.
The MIAMI Congress will feature luncheons and receptions, powerful speakers addressing global real estate trends and opportunities and networking with international delegates from approximately 15 countries. South Florida is the top market for international buyers in the U.S., and MIAMI, the largest local Realtor association in the United States., was the first association recognized by the National Association of REALTORS® with the Platinum Award for Global Achievement
Foreign delegations are invited to present International Market Spotlights to other attendees during the Congress opening event on Sunday, November 9.
Join us at the international place to do business. Register here.
Teresa King Kinney is CEO of the MIAMI Association of REALTORS®.