Single women are making up a bigger share of sales. Single females comprised 18 percent of sales this year, which matches the highest share since 2011, according to the
National Association of REALTORS®’ 2017 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers.
Single women were the second most common household buyer type, behind married couples at 65 percent.
Single women tend to purchase slightly pricier homes than single men, despite earning less, according to the report.
“Solid job prospects, higher incomes, and improving credit conditions translated to continued momentum in the growing share of single female buyers,” according to NAR’s report.
Single men, on the other hand, aren’t as likely to buy alone. For the second consecutive year, the overall share of single male buyers was 7 percent, which is below unmarried couples at 8 percent.
Source: “2017 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers,” National Association of REALTORS®
(Oct. 30, 2017)
