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Immigration to the United States soared in the past two decades, which likely will lead to many more home purchases in the coming decade. The U.S. population grew by roughly 30 million people during the last decade of the 20th century and by another 12 million in the last four years. The strong increase in immigration contributed to nearly 40 percent of the rise in U.S. population since 1990.

The purpose of this report is to present recent international-related data trends directly associated with Massachusetts. Such data, properly gleaned, will present real estate opportunities with foreign nationals, foreign companies and foreign referral counterparts.