There are rules governing what type of property overseas visitors can purchase. Follow the links to the Foreign Investment Review Board website for specific rules and regulations. Always seek legal advice before entering into a contract of sale.

• residential real estate (including property that is zoned other than residential real estate but including a component of residential);
• commercial real estate;
• rural land;
• accommodation facilities, which can include hotels/motels, hostels and serviced apartments; and
• urban land corporations/trusts, ie the trust or corporation holds more than 50 per cent of its assets in urban land (vacant or developed).