This statistic presents the types of homes purchased in the United States in 2020. The most common type of home purchased continues to be the detached single-family home, which made up 81 percent of all homes in the U.S. in 2020.
Types of homes purchased in the United States in 2020
Primary residence buyers; real estate purchased between July 2017 and June 2018
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
Percentage points exceeding 100 percent are probably due to rounding.
The source adds the following information: "In July 2020, NAR mailed out a 131-question survey using a random sample weighted to be representative of sales on a geographic basis to 132,550 recent home buyers. The recent home buyers had to have purchased a primary residence home between July of 2019 and June of 2020. A total of 8,212 responses were received from primary residence buyers. After accounting for undeliverable questionnaires, the survey had an adjusted response rate of 6.2 percent. "
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National Association of Realtors. (March 16, 2021). Types of homes purchased in the United States in 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 23, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/504862/types-of-homes-purchased-usa/
National Association of Realtors. "Types of homes purchased in the United States in 2020." Chart. March 16, 2021. Statista. Accessed January 23, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/504862/types-of-homes-purchased-usa/
National Association of Realtors. (2021). Types of homes purchased in the United States in 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 23, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/504862/types-of-homes-purchased-usa/
National Association of Realtors. "Types of Homes Purchased in The United States in 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/504862/types-of-homes-purchased-usa/
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