The Sources of Downpayments Among Different Buyer Types
Since 1997, the Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers has collected data on the sources of buyers’ downpayment for when they purchase a home. This year, 88 percent of all buyers financed their home and 98...
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 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 Article2017: What You Can Look Forward to from NAR Research
The new year has already started off with a bang and NAR’s Research Team has many projects in the works for our members, the media, and the general public related to the housing market. We’ve compiled...
View ArticlePresident’s Day 2017: How Does the White House Compare to the Average Home?
In the spirit of President’s Day we can use data from the 2016 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers to see how the typical home differs from the White House. Typical Home Purchased in the U.S. 86% of...
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