Flush with cash from an oil boom and plentiful jobs, North Dakotans are snapping up homes 1,500 miles away in balmy Arizona, where prices have plunged since the real estate bubble burst.

"It boils down to the weather and taking advantage of the market," says real estate ag...

Most individuals around the world who are interested in property investment favor the United States as an investment location. Some investors were lost to Brazil. According to the experts, the U.S. will maintain that top position throughout 2012.
U.S. Is Top 12 Property Investment Pick

Apartment fundamentals have improved significantly and are outpacing the recovery of other property types. After peaking at 8.0 percent in the first quarter of 2010, the national apartment vacancy rate declined 240 basis points to 5.6 percent as of the third quarter of 2011, according to Reis.