Profiles of Home Buyers in Sub-regions

November 5, 2010NAR Research

Contact:Sophia Stuart, Marketing Associate: sstuart@realtors.orgJessica Lautz, Research Economist: jlautz@realtors.org

Introduction Survey conducted with recent home buyers

who purchased a home between July 2009– June 2010

Seller information gathered from those home buyers who sold a home

Mailed 111,004 questionnaires- response rate of 7.9%

Names obtained from Experian Data in the presentation is based on medians

or the typical buyer in the category and is not all encompassing

New England

Median Square Feet

MedianHousehold

Income$78,900

MedianAge37

Middle AtlanticMedian

Household Income$77,800

MedianAge37

East North Central

MedianAge37

MedianHousehold

Income$67,800

West North CentralMedian

Household Income$63,100

MedianAge34

South AtlanticMedian

Household Income$74,100

MedianAge40

East South CentralMedian

Household Income$64,500

MedianAge38

West South CentralMedian

Household Income$73,600

MedianAge40

MountainMedian

Household Income$65,200

MedianAge42

Pacific

MedianHousehold

Income$78,400

MedianAge40