Cross-border property demand report, September 2026

Where in the world are people looking to buy property, and which countries are those buyers coming from? This is our own measurement, published free, covering 62 destinations. We update it every month.

The ranking

All 62 destinations measured against at least 10 origin countries. Index 100 is the strongest market in this edition.

Markets restricted to foreign buyers

These markets are measured like every other, but their foreign-purchase lane is closed or heavily restricted by law. Ranking them against open markets on cross-border demand would be misleading, so they are reported here with the constraint that actually governs them, and with their domestic demand, which is the market a developer can sell into today.

Where buyers from each country are looking

The same measurement read the other way round: pick an origin country and see which destinations its buyers are most drawn to.

Where buyers from India are looking

• 1. dubai index 100
• 2. johannesburg index 100
• 3. ras al khaimah index 100
• 4. cape town index 99
• 5. tbilisi index 89
• 6. abu dhabi index 81

Where buyers from United Arab Emirates are looking

• 1. johannesburg index 100
• 2. tbilisi index 96
• 3. cape town index 94
• 4. berlin index 90
• 5. lahore index 85
• 6. marrakech index 85

Where buyers from United Kingdom are looking

• 1. bucharest index 100
• 2. buenos aires index 100
• 3. johannesburg index 100
• 4. marbella index 100
• 5. miami index 100
• 6. porto index 100

Where buyers from United States are looking

• 1. london index 100
• 2. tokyo index 100
• 3. buenos aires index 97
• 4. madrid index 97
• 5. tbilisi index 89
• 6. berlin index 88

Where buyers from Saudi Arabia are looking

• 1. istanbul index 100
• 2. tbilisi index 99
• 3. dubai index 94
• 4. lahore index 75
• 5. mumbai index 74
• 6. greater noida index 73

Where buyers from Pakistan are looking

• 1. dubai index 100
• 2. sharjah index 92
• 3. abu dhabi index 75
• 4. ras al khaimah index 72
• 5. lisbon index 68
• 6. muscat index 67

Method, in plain language

We measure how strongly people in one country are looking at buying property in another, using aggregated public interest signals, and we combine those into a single country-level score per corridor. The scores are then rebased so the strongest destination in the edition reads 100, which is what makes markets comparable at a glance.

Two deliberate limits. Demand is reported at country level on the buyer side: we name the countries buyers are searching from, not the cities within them (destinations themselves are named as the city or market being bought into). And it is directional: it shows relative standing and movement, not an absolute volume and not a forecast.

Coverage is honest rather than flattering. A destination only appears if it was measured against at least 10 origin countries, because ranking a market measured against a handful of countries beside one measured against dozens would be a false comparison. No destination was excluded from this edition: every market measured met the coverage floor.

Measurement period ending 2026-09-29. Figures move between editions, which is the point of publishing it monthly.

What this is not

• It is not a price forecast. Strong interest does not mean prices will rise.
• It is not a transaction count. People look far more often than they buy.
• It is not a recommendation to buy anywhere. We sell nothing and earn no commission.

Frequently asked questions

Educational and informational only, not financial advice and not a recommendation to buy property in any market. Figures are a directional measure of interest, not a forecast of prices or returns, and they change between editions. Property investment carries risk including the loss of capital. Consider speaking with a licensed advisor about your own circumstances.