. >> reporter: that's brian yang's plan, whom we spoke with from china via skype. he bought an older home in ir ryan and plans to move there in five years when his daughter turns ten. >> education in america is very good and world class. so first of all, for education. and i think the second one is for the property appreciation. >> reporter: few nor now he's renting the home and getting a 5% home but lanier, pulte and more are rushing to cash in, even employing the multigenerational floor plans and designs the chinese buyers want. and cash is king, a seemingly limitless amount. >> the price they are looking, it doesn't matter, 800, 1 million, 1.5. whatever, they like it -- they will, they will purchase it. >> reporter: while education and investment are the primary drivers, quality of life doesn't hurt, either. many of the buyers we spoke to said they like the climate and the lack of pollution in california and the political stability doesn't hurt, either. as for where all that cash is coming from, nobody wanted to talk about that. for "nightly business report", i'