Florida, Arizona and Nevada were once again top traffic destinations for international buyers.  Florida attracted 31.04% of all international traffic to the U.S, while Arizona increased it’s share from 15.15% in Q3 to 19.44%.  Nevada maintained its 3rd place spot with an 8.61% share of traffic.

Canadian traffic was once again the highest source for online visits, with 93.58% going to Arizona, 78.28% to Hawaii and 74.11% to Michigan.

Las Vegas retained it’s top spot on the report’s overall ‘top 20′ cities searched, with a share of 14.53% of all search traffic, and holding on to 90% of all the international traffic recorded for the state of Nevada.

But that’s not all!  To read the FULL report, make sure to download it here.

Along with this explosion of activity has come a desire for insight into the question of  just where are international buyers coming from? To answer this question we dug deep into the data from Point2Homes.com and came up with some interesting results in regards to where international traffic is coming from, and where it is headed.

Florida properties emerged as the lead attraction for foreigners online, followed by Arizona and Nevada real estate listings. Florida real estate listings captured 33.03 percent of the international traffic recorded to all U.S. states during the quarter. Arizona attracted 15.15 percent and Nevada 8.22 percent.

Canadian traffic made up 91.89 percent of the overall international traffic to Arizona listings, 75.90 percent to Hawaii, 73.92 percent to Michigan, 70.55 percent to Nevada and 65.05 percent to California. Puerto Rico, also covered in the report, ranked tenth on the list, with 16.82 percent of the traffic.

Las Vegas ranked first (14.53%) on the report’s overall ‘top 20’ cities in the nation category for online properties searched by international visitors. The top 20 list includes eight cities in Florida, four in California and three in Arizona. Las Vegas real estate listings attracted 91.73 percent of all the international traffic recorded for the state of Nevada during the third quarter, with Canada as the leading source at 70.47 percent. The UK followed at 5.28 percent and France at 2.19 percent.

Want the FULL report with all the juicy data? Feel free to download it right here.

One of these companies is, er, was DIY Real Estate Solutions – makers of some of the most innovative property management software on the market. I say was because as of today DIY is joining the Point2 family, and is now known as Point2 Property Manager!

So what is Point2 Property Manager? At it’s core Point2 Property Manager is an end-to-end productivity tool with everything you need to manage residential property of any type online; including integrated general ledger accounting, credit checks, rent payment and Listing Syndication.

What does this change mean for existing DIY customers? Aside from updating your bookmarks, almost nothing at all. The product is still being developed and supported by the amazing folks at the Property Manager HQ in Cleveland, they are now just working with the rest of the Point2 crew in order to get the word out on their terrific products.

As for current Point2 customers who self-identify as property managers there will be no changes to the products you use every day – everything is staying the same. However, if you are interested in finding out what Point2 Property Manager has to offer, or just have some questions, visit Point2PropertyManager.com, or give the team a call at 866-602-9007.

Stay tuned for more exciting news in the near future!

No one knows the real estate market better than real estate brokers and agents. Each month, Point2 produces a survey that indicates your local market direction and expectations 3, 6 and 12 months out, with specific feedback by your fellow REALTORS® to support their views, whether optimistic or pessimistic. Great advance market indicators, insight and ideas you can use to improve or alter your approach, or adjust your plans.

Be first to get this powerful information each month, free, ahead of public and media distribution, and get a chance to win a shiny new  iPad at the same time.

Just answer a few quick questions as part of the Real Estate Confidence Index survey (It only takes a minute – literally) and you are automatically subscribed to receive the survey results as soon as they are compiled. For each month that you complete the survey and provide an email address to contact you at, you are entered to win an iPad – which Point2 is giving away once every 3 months!

Complete the survey every month and your name will be entered into the drawing up to three times!  It’s that simple.

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If you live in Atlanta (or are willing to relocate to Atlanta) and are looking for your dream home, HomeFinder.com is making it just a bit easier to reach that goal – and fun too!

It’s called Race for the Home and it’s being held on September 25th throughout Atlanta.

They’ve placed a $20,000 prize to put towards a down payment (courtesy of SunTrust Mortgage, the law offices of Weissman Nowack Curry & Wilco, and Prudential Georgia Realty)  in one of the Prudential Georgia Realty open houses somewhere in Atlanta.  All you have to do is find it.

Participants in this unique scavenger hunt, appropriately powered by SCVNGR, will receive clues via text message to their cell phones.  Then, using their wits and speed, they can decipher the clues to gain more points and lead them to the next location checkpoint.

At the end of one short morning of chasing down clues and racing to check-in points, the team with the highest number of points accumulated will find themselves the winners of a $20,000 injection to their down payment.

The contest is open to teams of two, 18 years and older.  If that’s you, and you want a chance to Race for the Home of your dreams, register now!

If you’re a real estate agent serving the Atlanta area, why not encourage your buyers to register a team and participate in the Race for the Home?  One morning of fun and they could be even closer to buying their dream home – and with your help.

Maybe HomeFinder.com will bring Race for the Home to Canada some day and help me buy my dream home here in Saskatoon.

I think this is a really cool use of the location-based check-in app SCVNGR.  And, let’s face it, who couldn’t use a $20,000 boost towards buying your dream home?

Need another boost?  Right now, if you sign up for HomeFinder.com’s Agent or Broker Showcase, and mention Point2 Agent, you’ll be entered into a draw for a $100.00 VISA Gift Card from HomeFinder.com!  The draw will be held on September 27th.

So go register and have fun in the Race for the Home on September 25th!

HomeTrader, which lists homes for sale, rental listings, as well as recreational listings (aka cabins) in conjunction with Buysell.com, boasts 200,000 unique monthly visitors – all of whom will now be exposed to your listings!

Fore more commentary on this partnership, be sure to check out this article from The Globe And Mail, wherein our CEO Saul Klein talks about the benefits of syndication for both real estate professionals as well as consumers.

UPDATE 21/05/2010: Saul has provided some more insight into the Globe & Mail piece in an interview with Saskatoon Realtor Norm Fisher, which can be found here.

Finally, be on the look out for even more exclusive syndication partners being added in the coming months.