
The top five states for foreign buyer purchases of U.S. residential real estate were Florida, California, Texas, New York, and Arizona.
The top five states for foreign buyer purchases of U.S. residential real estate were Florida, California, Texas, New York, and Arizona.
A misconception is that a home needs a 20% down payment. The median down payment for a first-time home buyer is 9%; some loan methods require less.
May 2025 brought 4.03 million in sales, a median sales price of $422,800, and 4.6 months of inventory.
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Seventy-one percent of households include pets, and for 16% of home buyers, pets influence neighborhood choice.
63 percent of the respondents to the Deed & Title Fraud Survey saw title fraud or deed theft in the past year.
LGBT+ home buyers are significantly more likely to be first-time home buyers and are more likely to have student loan debt than non-LGBTQ+ buyers.
Student loans and high cost rent make it difficult for first-time buyers to buy a home.
Twenty-six percent of home buyers paid all cash for their homes in 2024; the percent of all cash buyers varied by generation.
Among Gen X home buyers, 40% live with aging parents, 57% live with children over 18, and 42% live with children under 18.