Among all home buyers in the United States in 2022, first time home buyers accounted for approximately 26 percent of the total. The share of first time home buyers among all home buyers in the United States has fluctuated significantly between 2003 and 2021 w2having had the highest share of first time home buyers of 50 percent.
Share of first-time home buyers among all home buyers in the United States from 2003 to 2022
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National Association of Realtors. (March 28, 2023). Share of first-time home buyers among all home buyers in the United States from 2003 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/208072/share-of-first-time-home-buyers-usa/
National Association of Realtors. "Share of first-time home buyers among all home buyers in the United States from 2003 to 2022." Chart. March 28, 2023. Statista. Accessed March 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/208072/share-of-first-time-home-buyers-usa/
National Association of Realtors. (2023). Share of first-time home buyers among all home buyers in the United States from 2003 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/208072/share-of-first-time-home-buyers-usa/
National Association of Realtors. "Share of First-time Home Buyers among All Home Buyers in The United States from 2003 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/208072/share-of-first-time-home-buyers-usa/
National Association of Realtors, Share of first-time home buyers among all home buyers in the United States from 2003 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/208072/share-of-first-time-home-buyers-usa/ (last visited March 19, 2024)
Share of first-time home buyers among all home buyers in the United States from 2003 to 2022 [Graph], National Association of Realtors, March 28, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/208072/share-of-first-time-home-buyers-usa/