Living Alone and Likin’ It
According to NAR’s [National Association of Realtors] latest figures,
Did You Know: November 6, 2009, the increase in single
owner households in on the rise. They attribute it to baby-boomers that
are widowed but staying in their home. There has been an increase in
single women purchasing homes, per NAR’s stats, almost one-quarter of
first time home buyers were single females who purchased their first
home on a median income of $47,400.
The national average for single occupant households is 28%. This figure
is likely to rise after the results of the 2010 census is revealed in January.
This trend is good news for the small bungalows and ranch homes built
after World War II that are on the market today. We have found that
condos and townhouses have great appeal to the single buyer, too.
It used to be unusual for people to live alone but is much more
accepted as the norm today.
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