Obviously international buyers play an important role in the US real estate market. In 2015, about 15.4 percent of commercial real estate and 4 percent of residential properties which accounts for 8 percent dollar amount of residential properties sold in the US were purchased by overseas buyers. It worth notice that many of these international buyers are not purchasing for financial return purposes but just to find a safe place to reserve their wealth. They regard the US real estate as a Swiss bank account for safety and security. This can be significantly affected by what's going on in their home countries. A lot of international issues including economic woes, politics, and violence outside of the US will affect the purchase or exits of international buyers in the US real estate market. Read more here.