My wife is a first generation Mexican immigrant and she loves real estate.

Leverage / down payment required will depend on if you're a U.S. citizen, Green card holder or if you have another immigration status. 

The article also fails to mention that overall transaction costs can actually be higher in countries where commissions are lower because the agent plays a different role, and due to needing to pay a lawyer for paperwork that agents complete here as part of their job (called a solicitor in Britain) plus VAT taxes and other closing costs need to factored in on top of the sales commissions, which we don't have here, overall costs can actually be higher even if commissions are lower. 

It was put in place because the feds have increased immigration for the last ~10 years (over 5M people or 8% of our population) to the point that we now have a housing shortage. 

Mine moved to the US as immigrants and started a business.

I was thinking about immigrant/refugee housing, social work..etc.

Education standards must be raised so that students actually use their heads for something besides hat racks (allowing them to actually earn a living) and have ready access to birth control (all types of) so that some mistake doesn’t derail one’s entire life.Slow down immigration, too.

In 2023, we made the decision to move to USA and chose NC for many reasons, Mooresville specifically, as my husband is a mechanic and doing classic auto restorations.The immigration process has been brutally long as I am still waiting for my visa to be able to officially immigrate and work.

This is partially offset by high international immigration and births.

They are not allowed to buy a home due to tax and immigration reasons, so the company gives them a set amount for rent each month along with paying for other expenses.