View how the single female homebuyer differs from the single male homebuyer and repeat buyers differ from first-time buyers in this detailed PowerPoint broken down by 9 buyer profiles. The data comes from the newly released 2010 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers.

1. Profiles of
Home Buyers
November 5, 2010
NAR Research
Contact:
Sophia Stuart, Marketing Associate:
sstuart@realtors.org
Jessica Lautz, Research Economist:
jlautz@realtors.org

2. Introduction
 Survey conducted with recent home buyers
who purchased a home between July 2009–
June 2010
 Seller information gathered from those home
buyers who sold a home
 Mailed 111,004 questionnaires- response rate
of 7.9%
 Names obtained from Experian
 Data in the presentation is based on medians
or the typical buyer in the category and is not
all encompassing

3. Married with Kids
Median
Square Feet
Median
Household
Income
$87,000
Median
Square Feet
2200
Median
Age
36

4. Single Female
Median
Household
Income
$50,600
Median
Age
41
Median
Square Feet
1450

5. Single Male
Median
Age
41
Median
Household
Income
$54,900
Median
Square Feet
1500

6. Unmarried Couple
Median
Household
Income
$69,700
Median
Age
30
Median
Square Feet
1600

7. First-time Buyers
Median
Household
Income
$59,900
Median
Age
30
Median
Square Feet
1540

8. Repeat Buyers
Median
Household
Income
$87,000
Median
Age
49
Median
Square Feet
2000

9. Buyers aged 18 to 24
Median
Household
Income
$46,000
Median
Age
24
Median
Square Feet
1400

10. Buyers aged 65 and older
Median
Household
Income
$62,400
Median
Age
70
Median
Square Feet
1756

11. Buyers who Purchased Senior Housing or in an
Active Adult Community
Median
Household
Income
$61,200
Median
Age
57
Median
Square Feet
1400