I went to this “media roundtable” yesterday with some of the officers at the GBBR and other representatives from the Sun, the Daily Record, WBAL, etc.
They dropped tons of stats, and some of them were actually surprising. 61% of all buyers in the City last year were first time buyers. I knew that number was going to be high, but 61%!
My favorite one is that in Baltimore City in 2007, 32% of all buyers were single females. That absolutely crushes single men, who accounted for a pathetic 9% of all home purchases. What's going on with the men in Baltimore City? (I'm sure a lot of the women buyers have asked that same question)
Anyways, WBAL did an interesting piece that you can watch here.
If you look closely you can briefly see my left eye:
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I don't know why this one got flagged. My account of the meeting is original. And I link to the video for reference.
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Single men in Baltimore City are a perplexing bunch. That stat is particularly interesting because single men tend to make a bit more money than single women on average. Are women able to commit to staying in one place for a longer time? Are single men typically always looking to move up and out, and therefore unable to commit to a mortgage for a while? Or, are single men more likely to invest in pints than property? Hmmmm....