Austin Real Estate Guru

Top 10 characteristics Characteristics of Todays Homebuyers

Lisa Marie Contaldi Season 1 Episode 6

Top 10 characteristics Characteristics of Todays Homebuyers 

Today I will bring you up to speed on real estate trends

The 2020 consumer profile of home buyers and sellers is an annual survey produced by NAR = a trade association called the National Assn of Relators (NAR) .  

Here are the highlights t- What does today’s buyer look like 

  1. They’re first time buyer = 31% 
  2. The buyer is 47 years old
  3. They Earning a little under $100k (median income $96k)
  4. 62% are Married Couples 
  5. 18% are Single Females
  6. 9% are Single Males
  7. 18% are Veterans
  8. 12% live in a multigenerational home care for aging parents or kids over 18 who moved back home
  9. The most commonly will buy a detached single family home (81%) 
  10. They typically paid 99% of Asking price

How did they find their home?

1)They look online

The share of home buyers who used the internet to search for a home increased to an all-time high of 97 percent.  

2)They serious ones use an agent

88% percent of buyers recently purchased their home through a real estate agent or broker

Why do they buy?

64% percent of first-time buyers purchased to fulfill the American Dream of owning a home.  10% are moving up - to a larger home or they want to move be closer to family, friends 9% or they’ve had a change in family situation i.e marriage, birth, divorce

Where do homebuyers desire to live?

LOCATION LOCATION LOCATION

What are the Factors that influenced specific neighborhood choices 

The three most important factors that influenced their choices were 

  • 62 percent- Quality of the neighborhood
  • 45 percent - Convenience to job 
  • 43 percent Overall home affordability 

What else do buyers care most about?

35 percent said commuting costs were not important to them when they recently

purchased their home. 

83 percent of buyers found heating and cooling costs to be somewhat important 

Let’s get to sold!

Hi! I’m Lisa Marie Contaldi and my family has called Austin Texas home since the late 80’s.  I’ve celebrated hundreds of success stories and memorable housing experiences helping buyers and sellers achieve their personal financial goals. We’ve all witnessed the astounding changes from a rapidly evolving housing market in Austin through many real estate cycles. Is it time for you and your family to cash out and make the change you’ve been planning for months; or dreaming about for years?

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