First-time Homebuyers: 33 Percent of Residential Sales in October 2016
In the monthly REALTORS® Confidence Index Survey, the National Association of REALTORS® asks members the characteristics of the most recent sale that closed in the reference month, including “Was the...
View Article2016 Home Buying Trend: Purchasing Larger Homes Continues
Home buyer demographics change slightly from year to year due to macroeconomic forces from the health of the economy to inflation to the global trade on oil prices. The National Association of...
View ArticleStudent Loan Debt and Inventory
Student debt has grown significantly in recent years and with it concern over the impacts on first-time homebuyers. However, limited to no attention has been paid to the connection between student debt...
View ArticleHeating your Home for the Holidays 2016
When deciding on a home to purchase, recent buyers took into consideration a variety of different environmental features. The feature that was most important to buyers was heating and cooling costs....
View ArticleDecember HOME Survey: Moving Near Family and Hosting Friends
In the Housing Opportunities and Market Experience (HOME) Survey, respondents are asked a series of unique questions each quarter. In the December survey, consumers were asked whether they hosted...
View Article25-34-Year-Old Population Has Been Rising, But Not Household Formation
First-time homebuyers accounted for 31 percent of all home sales transactions of REALTORS® in May 2018, according to the May 2018 REALTORS® Confidence Index Survey. The share of first-time buyers has...
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