My clients from AU to China have decided that a new home is "the way to go!"

We could never stop Russia from taking Ukraine back or China from taking Taiwan (semi-conductors) back. 

Our teak lumber sales will be out of country to India, China or Europe.4.  

Hong Kong is the least socialist of the bunch even though it is controlled by China.

Foreign money is a huge factor in New York and likely to become even more of an issue as China and Russia implode.  

Records are discussed in Publication 526.The phrase “similar items” means property of the same generic category or type (whether or not donated to the same donee), such as stamp collections, coin collections, lithographs, paintings, photographs, books, nonpublicly traded stock, nonpublicly traded securities other than nonpublicly traded stock, land, buildings, clothing, jewelry, furniture, electronic equipment, household appliances, toys, everyday kitchenware, china, crystal, or silver.

I buy oil paintings on eBay from China

Because eager China and hungry India are not just catching up, they're kicking our complacent American/European butts ;-)

if no license is required to bring buyers and sellers together then there would be no real estate industry and all no department of real estate in each state etc etc.. be just like China they have no rules anyone can do anything.Kind of like student pilots who never actually get their license but continue to fly for  years and years totally illegally.. or doctors that practice without proper license or no license at all.. etc etc.. its the law that's why many brokers like myself protect our industry..

The one thing that I will say having managed properties in other countries (China and Russia) is that you need to have a firm grip on the culture and the culture surrounding rental properties, land ownership, law enforcement, court systems, etc.