Daily Border Bulletin- Illicit money flows from Mexico to the U.S., Foreign homeownership is up in the U.S., and more

Submitted by Tania Lara on 6/12/12

Your Daily Border Bulletin is up! Today´s stories include:

Report highlights illicit money flows from Mexico to the U.S.- A report by Global Financial Integrity found that deposit data from the Bank of International Settlements show that the United States is the top destination for Mexican funds.

Foreign homeownership is up in  the U.S.- A survey released Monday by the National Association of Realtors   found that international buyers accounted for 8.9 percent of the dollars spent on residential real estate in the U.S. in the 12-month period that ended in March, The Wall Street Journal reported.

Violence in Juárez decreases- The month of May had the lowest number of slayings in Juárez in more than three years, reports El Paso Times.