In 2019, 36 percent of home sellers in the United States used a real estate agent to sell their home more quickly, whereas 28 percent said that they didn't have the time or energy to sell their home on their own.
Reasons for using real estate agents among home sellers in the United States in 2019
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Statistics on Home buying process in the United States
Overview
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- Premium Statistic Share of home inventory in the U.S. 2016-2019, by type
- Premium Statistic Median income of home buyers in the U.S. 2005-2017
- Premium Statistic Share of income needed for starter home in U.S. metros 2018
- Premium Statistic Share of first-time home buyers among all home buyers in the U.S. 2003-2021
- Premium Statistic Share of buyers who made an offer on a home sight-unseen U.S. 2018
- Premium Statistic Confidence in home buying knowledge in the U.S. 2019, by gender
- Premium Statistic Share of residential properties sold to iBuyers in the U.S. 2016-2018
Research behavior
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- Premium Statistic Use of real estate agent during home search in the U.S. 2018
- Premium Statistic Use of mobile device to find home in the U.S. 2018, by generation
- Premium Statistic Popular features of property websites in the U.S. 2018
- Premium Statistic Use of online website for home searching in the U.S. 2018
- Premium Statistic Use of online video site use for home searching in the U.S. 2018
- Premium Statistic Share of home buyers who researched their agent in the U.S. 2018, by generation
- Premium Statistic Use of mobile device to find a real estate agent in the U.S. 2018, by generation
- Premium Statistic Ways of finding real estate agent by home buyers in the U.S. 2018, by kids presence
Real estate professionals
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- Premium Statistic U.S. National Association of Realtors: number of members 2009-2021
- Premium Statistic Average commission rate for realtors in the U.S. 1992-2020
- Premium Statistic Share of real estate team members with licenses in the U.S. 2018
- Premium Statistic Share of real estate team members in the U.S. 2018, by function
- Premium Statistic Real estate brokerages with agent safety procedures in the U.S. 2019
- Premium Statistic Real estate brokerages with data protection procedures in the U.S. 2019
- Basic Statistic Preferred skills and qualities of real estate agents in the U.S. 2021
Priorities of home buyers
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- Premium Statistic Types of homes purchased in the U.S. 2021
- Premium Statistic Types of homes purchased in the U.S. 2021, by age group
- Premium Statistic Home buyers interested in rental potential of home in the U.S. 2019, by generation
- Premium Statistic Home buyers interested in smart homes in the U.S. 2019, by generation
- Premium Statistic Home buyers interested in assigned parking in the U.S. 2019, by generation
- Premium Statistic Importance of selected features among home buyers in the U.S. 2018, by child status
- Premium Statistic Likelihood of home buyers sacrificing selected features for better schools U.S. 2018
Funding sources
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- Premium Statistic Years needed to save for 20 percent down payment in selected U.S. markets 2018
- Premium Statistic Years needed to save for 10 percent down payment in selected U.S. markets 2018
- Premium Statistic Perception of own mortgage affordability according to U.S. adults 2019, by generation
- Premium Statistic View of own mortgage affordability according to U.S. adults in 2019, by HH income
- Premium Statistic Perception of own mortgage affordability according to U.S. adults in 2019, by region
- Premium Statistic Down payment sources of Millennial homebuyers in the U.S. 2019
- Premium Statistic Changes potential first-time buyers made to afford mortgage in the U.S. 2019
Further related statistics
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- Primary resources used by home sellers in the U.S. 2019
- Median annual wage of real estate brokers in the U.S. 2020, by occupation
- Ways of finding real estate agent by home sellers in the U.S. 2018, by kids presence
- Trust levels in estate agents in Great Britain as of January 2015, by gender
- Trust levels in estate agents in Great Britain as of January 2015, by age
- Trust levels in estate agents in Great Britain as of January 2015, by generation
- Homeowners awareness of various online estate agents in the United Kingdom (UK) 2015
- Main concerns of landlords and agents in England 2018
- Real estate sector: number of employees in France 2008-2016
- UK Survey: Trust in estate agents in Great Britain (GB) 2013
- U.S. real estate agents and managers: ad spend to sales ratio 2011-2015
- Leading real estate agency groups in the UK 2016-2017, by EBITDA
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Statistics
- Primary resources used by home sellers in the U.S. 2019
- Median annual wage of real estate brokers in the U.S. 2020, by occupation
- Ways of finding real estate agent by home sellers in the U.S. 2018, by kids presence
- Trust levels in estate agents in Great Britain as of January 2015, by gender
- Trust levels in estate agents in Great Britain as of January 2015, by age
- Trust levels in estate agents in Great Britain as of January 2015, by generation
- Homeowners awareness of various online estate agents in the United Kingdom (UK) 2015
- Main concerns of landlords and agents in England 2018
- Real estate sector: number of employees in France 2008-2016
- UK Survey: Trust in estate agents in Great Britain (GB) 2013
- U.S. real estate agents and managers: ad spend to sales ratio 2011-2015
- Leading real estate agency groups in the UK 2016-2017, by EBITDA
Zillow. (October 1, 2019). Reasons for using real estate agents among home sellers in the United States in 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 25, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1056962/reasons-home-sellers-agents-usa/
Zillow. "Reasons for using real estate agents among home sellers in the United States in 2019." Chart. October 1, 2019. Statista. Accessed March 25, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1056962/reasons-home-sellers-agents-usa/
Zillow. (2019). Reasons for using real estate agents among home sellers in the United States in 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 25, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1056962/reasons-home-sellers-agents-usa/
Zillow. "Reasons for Using Real Estate Agents among Home Sellers in The United States in 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Oct 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1056962/reasons-home-sellers-agents-usa/
Zillow, Reasons for using real estate agents among home sellers in the United States in 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1056962/reasons-home-sellers-agents-usa/ (last visited March 25, 2023)
Reasons for using real estate agents among home sellers in the United States in 2019 [Graph], Zillow, October 1, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1056962/reasons-home-sellers-agents-usa/