H O M E B U Y E R D E M O G R A P H I C S 1 9 8 1 - 2 0 1 8
Repeat Buyers
55
First-Time Buyers
32
MEDIAN AGE OF HOME BUYERS, 1981-2018
81 85 87 89 91 93 95 97 00 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
ADULT COMPOSITION OF HOME BUYER HOUSEHOLDS, 1981 V. 2018
1981 2019
* DATA PROVIDED BY: THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS’ “2018 PROFILE OF HOME BUYERS AND SELLERS”
60
40
20
0
buyers has remained relatively unchanged,
THE MEDIAN AGE OF REPEAT BUYERS
HAS INCREASED BY OVER 50% since 1981
people are moving much more frequently.
The median age of home buyers in the
Northeast region is 42.
Homeownership demographics have
changed drastically over the past few
decades. The percentage of historically
traditional home buyers such as married
couples and single males has decreased.
The number of SINGLE FEMALE HOME
OWNERS, on the other hand, has SURGED
BY ALMOST 64% since 1981
Married Couple Single Female Single Male Unmarried Couple
80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
73%
11% 10%
6%
63%
18%
9% 8%