Many Americans are undecided on barring foreign buyers from U.S. homes
Core finding
In a Verasight survey of 1,000 U.S. adults conducted May 22 to 24, 2024, 37% of Americans said they neither support nor oppose prohibitions on the purchase of residential properties by non-Americans.
About a third supported the prohibitions (34%), with 18% who somewhat support and 16% who strongly support. Another 29% opposed them, with 16% who somewhat oppose and 13% who strongly oppose.
Topline scale
37% of Americans neither support nor oppose barring non-Americans from buying U.S. homes.
Prohibitions on the purchase of residential properties by non-Americans?
n = 1,000 · May 22–24, 2024 · MoE ±3.3%
Methodology
Full methodology →| Mode | Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting |
|---|---|
| Population | US adults age 18+ |
| Field dates | May 22–24, 2024 |
| Base (unweighted) | 1,000 |
| Margin of error | ±3.3% |
| Module | Verasight AAPOR Omnibus Survey #2024-054 |
| Sponsor | Verasight |
| Weight variable | weight |
| Weighting targets | age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status |
Sources
- verasight-aapor-2024.tiiny.co
Prohibitions on the purchase of residential properties by non-Americans?
Cite this question
Verasight AAPOR Omnibus Survey #2024-054, fielded May 22-24, 2024, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.3%.