Recent Top Ten Lists

Top Ten: Languages Spoken by REALTORS®
March 28, 2008

  1. Spanish
  2. French
  3. German
  4. Italian
  5. Chinese
  6. Polish
  7. Tagalog
  8. Portuguese
  9. Russian
  10. American Sign Language

Source: NAR 2007 Member Profile

Top Ten: Prior Careers of REALTORS®
February 29, 2008

  1. Business/Financial
  2. Sales/Retail
  3. Office/Admin Support
  4. Education
  5. Homemaker
  6. Healthcare
  7. Government/Military
  8. Real Estate was first career
  9. Manufacturing
  10. Construction

Source: NAR 2007 Member Profile.

Top Ten: Information on REALTOR® Sites
February 20, 2008

  1. Own property listings
  2. Home buying & selling information
  3. Mortgage calculators
  4. Link to firm's Web site
  5. Community info
  6. School reports
  7. Virtual tours
  8. Links to local government sites
  9. Current mortgage rates
  10. Home valuation tools

 

Source: NAR 2007 Member Profile.

 

Feb. 15, 2008: Top Ten Home Town Destinations

  1. Asheville, N.C.
  2. Traverse City, Mich.
  3. Ithaca, N.Y.
  4. Chicago
  5. Cary, N.C. 
  6. Portland, Maine
  7. San Francisco
  8. Stevens Point, Wisc.
  9. O'Fallon, Mo.
  10. Spencer, Iowa

Source: REALTOR® Magazine Online, April 19, 2007

Feb. 13, 2008: Top Ten: Walkable Cities

  1. Washington, D.C.
  2. Boston
  3. San Francisco
  4. Denver
  5. Portland, Ore.
  6. Seattle
  7. Chicago
  8. Miami
  9. Pittsburgh
  10. New York

Source: REALTOR® Magazine Online, Dec. 4, 2007



Fast Facts

Nearly one-quarter of first-time buyers are single females who purchased their first home on a median income of $47,400.
Source: 2008 NAR Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers.