This is a superb time to buy U.S. property whether you are interested in investment or personal use during temporary or indefinite stays that may be long-term, such as a job posting in the United States, or short-term, such as a vacation.

Nearly 40 million foreign born people are living here in the U.S. Through the 2000s, immigrants accounted for 29 percent of the household growth in the U.S., versus 19 percent in the 1990s and 10 percent in the 1980s, according to Dowell Myers, a professor of urban planning and demography at the University of Southern California. “The desire for ownership is profound in the Asian community,” says Jim Park, president of the Asian Real Estate Association of America.

Marin County is home to people from every country. While 83% were born in the United States, according to Marin County census records, the ancestry of Marin's residents include Arab, French, German (14.6%), Irish (15%), Italian (8.9%), Norwegian, Portuguese (2.2%), Russian (9.7%), Swedish (6.5%), Welsh.