07-18-06 - Who is moving to Illinois from around the world?
In Illinois, 46,314 newly admitted legal immigrants arrived in 2004. Most came from
Mexico (10,412). Other top countries of origin include:
• Poland (5,932)
• India (5,450)
• The Philippines (2,562)
• China (2,216)
• Ukraine (1,201)
Foreigners arriving in Illinois in 2004:
• 404,486 foreigners for vacation
• 7,439 traders and investors
• 24,064 foreign students
• 12,198 foreign workers due to intra-company transfers
• 2,204 foreign workers related to NAFTA
• 184,758 foreigners for other business
Click here for the full report: http://www.realtor.org/Research.nsf/files/IntlBusIL.pdf/$FILE/IntlBusIL.pdf
11-18-05 - As part of the preparations for the 3rd World Urban Forum, the Government of Canada, in partnership with UN-HABITAT and IBM, will sponsor a global 72-hour internet event from December 1st to 3rd, 2005. Imagine tens of thousands of people around the world connecting in real time over the internet to find solutions to key urban issues. Imagine a radically new form of global problem-solving that promises to empower people to take charge of decisions that affect their lives. Imagine the results that could be achieved by this unprecedented global conversation and collaboration. This is the Habitat JAM. During the event, more than 100,000 people from around the world will discuss, debate and collaborate about issues that affect their daily lives. The JAM will help forge a holistic view on controversial and urgent issues that face a rapidly urbanizing planet - issues that can only be solved through broad, global consensus. Now that registration for the Habitat JAM is official open, we will be holding a series of Web seminars throughout October to explain more about the Habitat JAM and how you can be a part of it this phenomenal event and have an impact on the global agenda for urban sustainability. There are many seminar dates and times from which choose. Please visit https://un-habitat-jam.webex.com and enroll in a 1/2 hour session. To register for the Habitat JAM and ensure your participation during the December event, visit www.habitatjam.com. You probably know lots of people who would be interested in learning more about the Habitat JAM, so please forward this invitation to your friends and colleagues.
10-19-05 U.S. REALTORS with foreign clients that own U.S. property (or looking to buy U.S. property) should take note of a recent IRS Fact Sheet(Sept. 16) which addresses requirements for compliance on two fact patterns involving non-U.S. sellers of real estate. One example extends the FIRPTA (Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act) requirements beyond basic land and improvements contexts. The second describes a transaction the IRS will treat as tax avoidance with all the attendant penalties and other burdens. Find more International Resources on the IAR Web.
09-29-05 Dear AE CIPS Network Members & International Local Councils: The following information has been sent to all U.S. CIPS Network members. You may wish to include this in your international newsletters or other communications to ALL members.
The following information is being sent to all U.S. CIPS Network Members. It is a benefit of your membership in the CIPS Network.
The IRS has released Fact Sheet 2005 - 16 setting out its requirements for compliance on two fact patterns involving non-U.S. sellers of real estate. One example extends the FIRPTA requirements beyond basic land and improvements contexts. The second describes a transaction the IRS will treat as tax avoidance with all the attendant penalties and other burdens. Below is a link to the IRS Fact Sheet which you are encouraged to review to ensure you are up to date on the most recent IRS guidelines regarding U.S. real property transactions involving foreign persons. http://www.irs.gov/irs/article/0,,id=148528,00.html
NAR International Staff
09-02-05
Dear US CIPS Network Member:
This e-mail is to update you on the status of advertising your residential distinctive properties at WorldProperties.com.
As you may recall, during the past year, any listing at REALTOR.com priced over $750K was automatically uploaded to WorldProperties.com except for listings in Calif, NY, Penn. and NJ. This automatic upload will soon be ending. (Exact date is not known, but expect it to happen sometime in September.)
The GOOD news is that REALTOR.com has a NEW service and now ALL NAR members with listings at REALTOR.com can individually choose which listings (regardless of price), will be flagged as "Internationally Featured" at REALTOR.com and subsequently will soon be accessible from WorldProperties.com.
To have U.S.-based residential listings displayed at WorldProperties.com’s Distinctive Properties search, the listings MUST reside on REALTOR.com and the listing agent must be a subscriber to REALTOR.com’s Listing Enhancement program. Contact your REALTOR.com Account Executive and ask about the “Internationally Featured” product. (If you do not subscribe to the Listing Enhancement program and want more information on the benefits, call 1.800.878.4166 and press #1.) Soon, listings flagged at REALTOR.com as “Internationally Featured” will also be displayed at WorldProperties.com when the user searches for Distinctive Residential Properties in the United States (at this time, the auto uploading of $750K+ priced listings will end).
This new service will be FREE for a limited period of time (3 mos.), so we encourage ALL CIPS members in the US to take advantage of this right away! Contact your Acct. Executive to get the details, but DO take advantage of this new service to expose your listings to more people and to a global audience. NAR has been told that once Realtor.com begins charging for the service it will be $49.95 per ad for the life of the ad (prices subj. to change).
Don't forget, NAR members with residential listings OUTSIDE the U.S. may still advertise these directly on WorldProperties.com’s Distinctive Property Advertising service so long as the country in which they are located is available in the pull down list accessible at the ‘Add a Listing’ screen. The site has been completely moved to new servers, and tomorrow we'll begin updating the site again. Within a couple weeks, several additional Latin American countries will be added to the property ad service option, allowing you to manually post listings you may have in those countries.
We hope you'll be among the first to use the Internationally Featured service from REALTOR.com!! All question regarding this service should be directed to your Acct. Executive at REALTOR.com, or to 1,800.878.4166. Questions regarding WorldProperties.com should be sent to consortium@realtors.org.
