The number of homes sold for cash in the United States reached 48,000 in 2021. This was the highest figure recorded since 2004, when 52,000 homes were sold for cash.
Number of houses sold for cash in the United States from 1988 to 2021 (in thousands)
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Statistics on Housing market in the United States
Residential housing market
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- Premium Statistic Number of U.S. housing units 1975-2021
- Basic Statistic Number of owner occupied homes in the U.S. 1975-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of renter occupied homes in the U.S. 1975-2021
- Premium Statistic Homeownership rate in the U.S. 1990-2021
- Premium Statistic U.S. homeownership rate for householders over 65 years old 2011-2021
- Basic Statistic Homeowner vacancy rates in the U.S. 1990-2021
- Basic Statistic Rental vacancy rates in the U.S. 2000-2021, by region
- Premium Statistic Number of new housing units sold in the U.S. 1995-2021
Home building
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- Basic Statistic Leading home builders in the U.S. 2021, by revenue
- Premium Statistic Value of new private residential construction in the U.S. 1964-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of single family building permits in the U.S. 2000-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of multifamily building permits in the U.S. 2000-2021
- Premium Statistic Single-family housing starts in the U.S. 1980-2021, with 2022 and 2023 forecasts
- Premium Statistic New housing construction starts in the U.S. 1968-2022, per month
Home financing
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- Basic Statistic U.S. housing units for sale 1975-2021
- Basic Statistic U.S. housing: Case Shiller National Home Price Index 2000-2021
- Basic Statistic Average sales price of new homes sold in the U.S. 1965-2022
- Premium Statistic Mortgage down payment for home purchase in the U.S. 2012-2021
- Premium Statistic Median and average down payment of different types of homes in the U.S. in 2021
- Premium Statistic Median down payment of in the U.S. in 2022, by state
- Basic Statistic Number of new home sales in the U.S. 2000-2021, by financing type
Affordability
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- Premium Statistic Composite housing affordability index in the U.S. 2000-2021
- Premium Statistic FMHPI house price index change 2010-2023
- Premium Statistic Main reasons for buying a home U.S. 2021
- Premium Statistic Main reasons non-owners don't currently own a home U.S. 2021
- Premium Statistic Attitude towards home buying in 2022, by generation
- Premium Statistic Annual home price appreciation in the 50 U.S. states as of Q2 2022
- Premium Statistic Home buyers who struggle finding a home due to affordability U.S. 2022, by generation
- Premium Statistic Buyers able to afford less than half of homes for sale U.S. 2020-2022, by generation
Home flipping
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Further related statistics
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- Cash buyers of prime real estate in London (UK) Q2 2014- Q2 2015
- Homeowners with financial help from family for house purchase the UK 2019, by age
- Domestic loan financed real estate development company funds in China 2011
- European real estate investment prospects in high street shops 2014-2017
- Share of homeowner equity in real estate in the U.S. 1960-2020
- European real estate investment prospects in business parks in 2014-2017
- European real estate investment prospects in house building 2014-2017
- Volume of homeowner equity in the U.S. 1960-2020
- European investment prospects in industrial real estate 2014-2017
- European real estate investment prospects in healthcare 2014-2017
- European real estate investment prospects in shopping centre infrastructure 2014-2017
- European real estate investment prospects in retirement housing 2014-2017
- European real estate investment prospects in serviced apartments 2014-2017
- Preference for payment methods in Russia 2021, by type of establishment
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- Domestic loan financed real estate development company funds in China 2011
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- Share of homeowner equity in real estate in the U.S. 1960-2020
- European real estate investment prospects in business parks in 2014-2017
- European real estate investment prospects in house building 2014-2017
- Volume of homeowner equity in the U.S. 1960-2020
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US Census Bureau. (April 21, 2022). Number of houses sold for cash in the United States from 1988 to 2021 (in thousands) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 03, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/185213/us-house-sales-for-cash-since-2000/
US Census Bureau. "Number of houses sold for cash in the United States from 1988 to 2021 (in thousands)." Chart. April 21, 2022. Statista. Accessed February 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/185213/us-house-sales-for-cash-since-2000/
US Census Bureau. (2022). Number of houses sold for cash in the United States from 1988 to 2021 (in thousands). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/185213/us-house-sales-for-cash-since-2000/
US Census Bureau. "Number of Houses Sold for Cash in The United States from 1988 to 2021 (in Thousands)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Apr 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/185213/us-house-sales-for-cash-since-2000/
US Census Bureau, Number of houses sold for cash in the United States from 1988 to 2021 (in thousands) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/185213/us-house-sales-for-cash-since-2000/ (last visited February 03, 2023)
Number of houses sold for cash in the United States from 1988 to 2021 (in thousands) [Graph], US Census Bureau, April 21, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/185213/us-house-sales-for-cash-since-2000/