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Archive for May 14th, 2010

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May

Home Buying Trends

Home Buying Trends Then and Now

Percentage of U.S. homebuyers who: 1999 2009
Bought a single-family home 82% 78%
Bought in a suburban neighborhood 46% 54%
Began their home search online 37% 90%
Were married couples 68% 60%
Were single women 15% 21%
Were single men 7% 10%
Median home values $137,600 $172,600
Median age of home buyers Age 39 Age 39
14
May

Optimism For The Future

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Many Americans are optimistic that the 2010s will be much better than the past decade, according to the Pew Research Center. Nearly half of those surveys have a negative impression of the past 10 years, while 27 percent have a positive view. But 59 percent of Americans say they are optimistic that the next decade will be better for the country, while 32 percent say things will be worse.

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