According to NAR's [National Association of Realtors] latest figures,
Did You Know: November 6, 2009, the increase in single owner households is
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.
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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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Terry and Bonnie: As society continues to advance, more and more women are realizing that it is not necessary to "couple" with a man to live a full and successful life. Purchasing a home by themselves is part of that ideology.
Also... as more and more women outlive their husbands... after their deaths, the great majority of these women choose to remain single.