For your information:
The most popular reason for buying a home is the desire to own a home, desire for a larger home, change in family situation, job-related relocation or move, affordability of homes, desire to be closer to family/friends/relatives, desire for a home in a better area, desire to be closer to job/school/transit, desire for a smaller home, retirement, establish household, greater number of homes on the market for sale/better choice, tax benefits, desire for a newly built or custom-built home, purchased home for family member or relative, financial security, desire for vacation home/investment property, other. (Source: 2010 National Association of REALTORS® Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers.)
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