Home Buyer Statistics
Active home search (median):
- Number of weeks searched: 12
- Number of homes seen: 15
First-Time vs. Repeat Buyers:
- First-time buyers: 50%
- Repeat buyers: 50%
- Median age of first-time buyers: 30
- Median age of repeat buyers: 49
Buyers who definitely would use same agent again: 65%
Actions taken as result of Internet home search:
- Walked through a home viewed online: 45%
- Found agent used to search/buy home: 29%
- Drove by/viewed a home: 21%
Information sources used in home search:
- Internet: 74%
- Real estate agent: 69%
- Yard sign: 22%
- Open house: 12%
- Newspaper ad: 9%
- Home book or magazine: 6%
Source: 2010 National Association of REALTORS® Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers
Jessica Petrucco
REALTOR®
Century 21 Keysearch
305-304-3256
