First steps of home buying process in the U.S. 2021

41 percent of home buyers in the United Stated in 2021 looked online for properties for sale during the start of their home buying process while 19 percent contacted a real estate agent. To find information about the home buying process, 10 percent of respondents looked online.

First steps during home buying process in the United States in 2021

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Release date

March 2022

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Region

United States

Survey time period

July 2021

Number of respondents

5,795 respondents

Special properties

Primary residence buyers; real estate purchased between July 2020 and June 2021

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Empty cells indicate that the number was less than one percent respondents. The source adds the following information: "In July 2021, NAR mailed out a 129-question survey using a random sample weighted to be representative of sales on a geographic basis to 129,800 recent home buyers. The recent home buyers had to have purchased a primary residence home between July of 2020 and June of 2021. A total of 5,795 responses were received from primary residence buyers. After accounting for undeliverable questionnaires, the survey had an adjusted response rate of 4.5 percent. "

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