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Political tensions prompt U.S. property sell-off by Canadians; many plan to reinvest in domestic real estate
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\n Political tensions prompt U.S. property sell-off by Canadians; many plan to reinvest in domestic real estate\n \n\n /* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n.prngen2{\nPADDING-RIGHT:0.17em; PADDING-LEFT:0.17em; VERTICAL-ALIGN: BOTTOM; BORDER-TOP:black 0pt; BORDER-RIGHT:black 0pt; BORDER-BOTTOM:black 0pt; BORDER-LEFT:black 0pt\n}\n.prnml4{\nMARGIN-TOP:0em; MARGIN-RIGHT:0em; MARGIN-BOTTOM:0em; MARGIN-LEFT:0.33em !IMPORTANT\n}\n.prnbcc{\nBORDER-COLLAPSE: COLLAPSE\n}\n.prntac{\nTEXT-ALIGN: CENTER\n}\n \n\n\n\n\n\n Canada NewsWire\n \n\n\n\n\n\n Concerns about current American administration the top driver for Canadians selling their homes south of the border\n \n\n\n\n\n Highlights:\n \n\n\n\n More than half of Canadians who currently own a residential property in the U.S. say they are considering the sale of that property within the next year.\n \n\n Nearly two-thirds of those who are considering the sale of their U.S. property point to concerns with the current U.S. government's policies and political climate.\n \n\n Approximately one-third of respondents who have recently sold or are planning to sell their U.S. home say they intend to reinvest the proceeds of the sale into the Canadian real estate market.\n \n\n In 2024 and 2025, U.S.-originated web visits to royallepage.ca spiked during significant political events in America.\n \n\n\n\n\n TORONTO\n \n\n ,\n \n\n Aug. 27, 2025\n \n\n /CNW/ - Amid rising political turmoil in\n \n the United States\n \n and ongoing economic tensions between our two countries, many Canadians who own residential property south of the border are considering selling or have already sold.\n \n\n According to a recent Royal LePage survey, conducted by\n \n Burson\n \n ,\n \n\n 1\n \n\n more than half (54%) of Canadians who currently own residential property in the U.S. say they are planning to sell within the next year, among whom a majority (62%) credit the current political administration as the main reason. Meanwhile, 33 per cent of them say they are motivated by other factors, such as personal and financial reasons, and another five pe...