first time homebuyer: NAR's 2009 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers Report Released - 12/01/09 12:03 PM
Last week, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) released its 2009 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers, an annual survey about the home buying and selling process. There were over 9,000 respondents from around the US. The report contains tons of detailed information on the demographics, behaviors, experience of consumers in the housing market and some very interesting FSBO data (116 pages worth!). Here are some highlights. If you want more detail, it is definitely worth buying the report, Realtor member pricing is $25 or download for free.
The number of first-time buyers increased sharply last year to 47% from 41%.
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first time homebuyer: Today’s Home Buyers: Who They Are, What They Want, Why They Buy - 07/20/09 04:07 PM
Zillow is all about data, and we recently commissioned Harris Interactive® to do a study about buyer sentiments. In the study a buyer equaled someone who plans to purchase a home in the next two years. Then from there, we asked them a series of questions about their intent to buy.
It is best to link over and read the whole post here, as it has much more complete information and visually appealing charts and graphs:
Today's Home Buyers: Who You Are, What You Want, Why You Buy
In case you don't link, here are some very top level findings:
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first time homebuyer: Create Saved Search Property Alerts on Zillow - 07/31/08 04:50 PM
Wouldn't it be nice to know when new homes are added to Zillow that match your search criteria? Now you can!
Create a search, save it, and you will be notified by email when new homes that match your search are live on the site.
Enter a location to search for homes Select your criteria (ex- price, bedrooms, baths) Click "Email be when new homes match this search" Enter a name for your search (ex Wicker Park homes in Chicago), your email address, and email frequency you desire. Sign up and enter as many saved search email as you'd … (5 comments)
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first time homebuyer: Illinois First Time Home Buyer Assistance Programs - 11/26/07 06:18 PM
As a first-time homebuyer there are so many fantastic programs to help make a home purchase a reality. You only get to be a first time homebuyer once, so please research all the programs available to you!
City Mortgage(Chicago) - The City Mortgage program offers qualified first-time homebuyers 30-year, fixed-interest mortgages at competitive interest rates and a gift of 4 percent of the mortgage amount to cover down-payment and closing costs. See website for income and purchase price restrictions.
IL Housing Development Assets IL Homeownership Project- In Sept 07 this project was created to help up to 850 in IL to become first time homeowners. … (12 comments)
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