Ukrainian buyers have become one of the most active European buyer groups in South Florida since 2022. Both asset protection migration and diaspora purchasing are driving significant activity in the Broward and Miami-Dade luxury markets.
Guide for Ukrainian buyers purchasing property in South Florida. Asset protection, U.S. estate planning, the legal purchase process for Ukrainian nationals, and the South Florida markets seeing the most Ukrainian buyer activity.
The first and most important distinction between Ukrainian buyers and Russian buyers is legal. Ukrainian nationals are not subject to U.S. OFAC sanctions. There is no SDN list complexity, no restricted entity review, and no compliance burden beyond the standard international buyer process that applies to all foreign nationals. This means the purchase process for Ukrainian buyers is straightforward: identify the property, structure the entity, document the source of funds, and close. The legal community in South Florida handles Ukrainian buyer transactions on standard terms. Since 2022, Ukrai...