According to a report filed in Real Trends, a desktop online real estate news service, the United States ranked number one on the list of the most frequent locations for employees sent on international assignments. The information was obtained in a report by Cendant Mobility and based on the company's data, tracking global transfer activity on behalf of more than 1,700 clients.

The top 10 hottest countries for international transfers, according to Cendant Mobility, are:

1. United States

2. United Kingdom

3. Singapore

4. Mexico

5. Hong Kong

6. China

7. Indonesia

8. Canada

9. India

10. Saudi Arabia

Cendant is the world's premier franchisor of real estate brokerage offices, a major provider of mortgage services and a global leader in corporate relocation services. Its brokerage operations ­ including CENTURY 21®, Coldwell Banker® and ERA® ­ represent the leading brokerage franchisor in the real estate marketplace. Cendant manages a top employee relocation service and is one of the major originators of home-loan financing in the United States.

Published: June 12, 1998

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