According to a survey conducted among over 15,000 respondents in the United States, approximately 21 percent of home buyers who were looking to buy a home in the next 12 months would prefer a newly-built home as of the second quarter of 2022. This result reflected a significant change from the year before, when 33 percent of respondents preferred a newly built home. Among different generation groups, Millennials had the strongest preference for new over existing housing (24 percent). During the same period, roughly 18 percent of U.S. adults were
Share of adults who are looking to buy a newly-built home in the United States in 2nd quarter 2021 and 2nd quarter 2022, by generation
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Statistics on Gen Z and the housing market in the U.S.
Introduction
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- Premium Statistic Homeownership expectations of adults in the United States in 2020, by generation
- Premium Statistic Living arrangements of 18-24-year olds in the U.S. 2021, by gender
- Premium Statistic Reasons why Gen Zers want to buy a house in the U.S. 2021
- Premium Statistic Reasons why Gen Zers want to continue renting in the U.S. 2021
- Premium Statistic Home buyers in the U.S. 2021, by generation
- Premium Statistic Home sellers in the U.S. 2021, by generation
- Premium Statistic Length of current tenure of Gen Z adults in the U.S. 2021
Home buying
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- Premium Statistic Leading metros for Gen Z house buyers in the U.S. in 2020
- Premium Statistic Share of Gen Z planning a home purchase in the U.S. Q3 2019-Q2 2022
- Premium Statistic Share of Gen Z actively looking for a home in the U.S. Q3 2019-Q2 2022
- Premium Statistic Share of prospective home buyers who prefer a new home Q2 2021-Q2 2022, by generation
- Premium Statistic Main reason for timing of home purchase in the U.S. 2021, by generation
- Premium Statistic COVID-19 effect on homeownership plans U.S. 2020, by ethnicity and demographic
- Premium Statistic U.S.: COVID-19 effect on homeownership plans parents 2020, by generation
- Premium Statistic Gen Z's current and preferred home location in the U.S. 2021
Home financing and affordability
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- Premium Statistic Median income of home buyers in the U.S. 2021, by generation
- Premium Statistic Average down payment in the leading metros for Gen Z house buyers in the U.S. in 2020
- Premium Statistic Average mortgage loan in the leading metros for Gen Z house buyers in the U.S. 2020
- Premium Statistic Credit score in the metros with the highest share of Gen Z home buyers U.S. 2020
- Premium Statistic Leading obstacles to homebuying for Gen Zers in the U.S. 2021
- Premium Statistic Buyers able to afford less than half of homes for sale U.S. 2020-2022, by generation
- Premium Statistic Home buyers who struggle finding a home due to affordability U.S. 2022, by generation
Renting
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- Premium Statistic Breakdown of apartment applicants in the U.S. 2022, by generation
- Basic Statistic Most important apartment features for renters in the U.S. 2020, by generation
- Premium Statistic Credit score for renting different apartments in the U.S. 2020, by generation
- Premium Statistic Most popular metros for Gen Z apartment applicants in the U.S. 2021, by metro
- Premium Statistic Most popular cities for Gen Z apartment applicants in the U.S. 2021, by city
- Premium Statistic Increasingly popular cities for Gen Z apartment applicants the U.S. 2021
- Premium Statistic Gen Z touring preferences when looking for a rental apartment in the U.S. 2020
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National Association of Home Builders. (July 12, 2022). Share of adults who are looking to buy a newly-built home in the United States in 2nd quarter 2021 and 2nd quarter 2022, by generation [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 27, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260258/home-buyers-looking-for-for-newly-built-home-by-generation-usa/
National Association of Home Builders. "Share of adults who are looking to buy a newly-built home in the United States in 2nd quarter 2021 and 2nd quarter 2022, by generation." Chart. July 12, 2022. Statista. Accessed January 27, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260258/home-buyers-looking-for-for-newly-built-home-by-generation-usa/
National Association of Home Builders. (2022). Share of adults who are looking to buy a newly-built home in the United States in 2nd quarter 2021 and 2nd quarter 2022, by generation. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 27, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260258/home-buyers-looking-for-for-newly-built-home-by-generation-usa/
National Association of Home Builders. "Share of Adults Who Are Looking to Buy a Newly-built Home in The United States in 2nd Quarter 2021 and 2nd Quarter 2022, by Generation." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Jul 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260258/home-buyers-looking-for-for-newly-built-home-by-generation-usa/
National Association of Home Builders, Share of adults who are looking to buy a newly-built home in the United States in 2nd quarter 2021 and 2nd quarter 2022, by generation Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260258/home-buyers-looking-for-for-newly-built-home-by-generation-usa/ (last visited January 27, 2023)
Share of adults who are looking to buy a newly-built home in the United States in 2nd quarter 2021 and 2nd quarter 2022, by generation [Graph], National Association of Home Builders, July 12, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260258/home-buyers-looking-for-for-newly-built-home-by-generation-usa/