Home Buyer Statistics by Realtor.org
Active home search (median):
- Number of weeks searched: 12
- Number of homes seen: 12
First-Time vs. Repeat Buyers:
- First-time buyers: 37%
- Repeat buyers: 63%
- Median age of first-time buyers: 31
- Median age of repeat buyers: 53
Buyers who definitely would use same agent again: 72%
Actions taken as result of Internet home search:
- Walked through a home viewed online: 63%
- Found agent used to search/buy home: 10%
- Drove by/viewed a home: 63%
Information sources used in home search:
- Internet: 88%
- Real estate agent: 87%
- Yard sign: 55%
- Open house: 45%
- Newspaper ad: 30%
- Home book or magazine: 19%
Source: 2011 National Association of REALTORS® Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers
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