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Bob
06-05-2014, 12:32 PM
This is to show us that while your area may not suffer a particular problem, in this case people flooding your area from other nations, other areas have to deal with this daily.

Think borders, culture and language when you ponder this. We have many Asians. Asians drive and shop very different from the local citizens. They also impact on prices for homes we all have to pay.

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Common Sense
06-05-2014, 12:56 PM
I don't understand what the OP is getting at...

Bob
06-05-2014, 01:01 PM
This is to speak to immigration problems.

Miscellaneous facts regarding the foreign-born population in the United States compared to the native population that affects the demand for housing:
High growth rates. The growth rate of foreign-born is rapid; 13.6% of the total foreign-born population entered the United States during the three years from 2000 to 2003; 36.6% immigrated here in the decade of the 1990s.
Located in urban areas. The foreign-born population lives primarily in large metropolitan areas. Approximately 95% of the foreign-born population lives in a metropolitan area. In total, 44% live in a central city, and 51% live in a metropolitan area but not in a central city.
Older. Eighty percent of the foreign-born population is between the ages of 18 and 64, compared to 60% of the native population. Approximately 45% of the foreign-born population is in the age group of 25 to 44, while 27% of the native population is in this age group.
Poorer education. The education level attained by the foreign-born population is less than that attained by the native population; 67% of the foreign-born population aged 25 and over has graduated from high school, while 87.5% of the native population of the same age has earned a high school diploma.
Larger households. The size of a foreign-born household is larger than a native household. In 2003, 25% of family households with a foreign-born householder included five or more people. Only 12.5% of native household were this large.
Service workers. Foreign-born workers are more likely to be in a service industry than are native workers; 23% of foreign-born workers are in the service industries as compared to 15% of the native workforce. Native workers are more likely to be in management or professional positions than are foreign-born workers.
Lower income. The income of foreign-born households is less than that of native households; 25% of foreign-born households have income of less than $20,000 compared to 22% of native households. For income levels in excess of $50,000, 39% of foreign-born households have attained that level compared to 44% of native households.
Likely to live in poverty. It is more likely that a foreign-born person is living in poverty than a native-born person; 17% of foreign-born persons live below the poverty level. The number of noncitizen foreign-born people living below the poverty line is twice that percentage; 12% of natives live below the poverty level.
More unemployment. Foreign-born people are more likely to be unemployed; 6.2% of natives are unemployed while foreign-born people have an unemployment rate of 7.5%.
Region of origin matters. There are differences in the foreign-born experience in the United States based on the world region from where the people immigrated. Generally, immigrants from Europe and Asia are succeeding better in this country than those from Latin America and other regions.
A continuing study of the housing trends in the city or region where the real estate agent works would be important to allow the agent to estimate the changes that will take place that influence the value of owner-occupied housing and rental housing.
Both the Commerce Department through the U.S. Census Bureau and the Office of Budget and Management through the Bureau of Labor Statistics have information that are valuable resources to the residential agent who is interested in understanding more about his or her city.

Bob
06-05-2014, 01:01 PM
I don't understand what the OP is getting at...

The OP is taking a course. This comes from the course.

Captain Obvious
06-05-2014, 01:02 PM
I don't understand what the OP is getting at...

You're not the only one.

Common Sense
06-05-2014, 01:02 PM
As someone who lives in a very diverse city (perhaps the most diverse in the world), I really don't see the problem.

Most of you don't live in cities anyway...