The primary reasons for purchasing a home in the United States in 2021 varied among home buyers. 28 percent of home buyers bought a home because they desired to have their own home. Having one's own home was
Main reasons for purchasing a home in the United States in 2021
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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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- British Columbia: homeownership possibility for young people 2018
- Housing choices made to pay back student debt in the U.S. 2019, by tenure
- Affordability of renting vs owning according to renters in the U.S. 2016-2019
- Housing choices made to afford commuting costs in the U.S. 2019, by tenure
- Housing choices made to pay for daycare in the U.S. 2019, by tenure
- Affordability of renting vs owning according to owners in the U.S. 2016-2019
- Changes homeowners made to afford mortgage payments in the U.S. 2018-2019
- People thinking that real estate ownership is harder to achieve in Ile-de-France 2019
- People who think that it is easier to become an owner nowadays in Ile-de-France 2019
- Paraguay: number of housing units in Asunción 2016, by ownership
- Length of time homeowners planned to live in current home in the U.S. 2016, by age
- Change of homeownership rate in the U.S. 2001-2017, by age
- Median tenure of sellers in home in the U.S. 1985-2016
- Home ownership rate in Canada 2007-2022
- Homeownership rate in the U.S. 2010-2018, by family status
- Sales growth of first aid treatment products in the United States 2019, by category
- Technologies used in big data analysis 2015
- Food data consumers expect to be provided by restaurants on items served 2012
- U.S. IT services industry: employees by service segment 2000-2009
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Statistics
- British Columbia: homeownership possibility for young people 2018
- Housing choices made to pay back student debt in the U.S. 2019, by tenure
- Affordability of renting vs owning according to renters in the U.S. 2016-2019
- Housing choices made to afford commuting costs in the U.S. 2019, by tenure
- Housing choices made to pay for daycare in the U.S. 2019, by tenure
- Affordability of renting vs owning according to owners in the U.S. 2016-2019
- Changes homeowners made to afford mortgage payments in the U.S. 2018-2019
- People thinking that real estate ownership is harder to achieve in Ile-de-France 2019
- People who think that it is easier to become an owner nowadays in Ile-de-France 2019
- Paraguay: number of housing units in Asunción 2016, by ownership
- Length of time homeowners planned to live in current home in the U.S. 2016, by age
- Change of homeownership rate in the U.S. 2001-2017, by age
- Median tenure of sellers in home in the U.S. 1985-2016
- Home ownership rate in Canada 2007-2022
- Homeownership rate in the U.S. 2010-2018, by family status
- Sales growth of first aid treatment products in the United States 2019, by category
- Technologies used in big data analysis 2015
- Food data consumers expect to be provided by restaurants on items served 2012
- U.S. IT services industry: employees by service segment 2000-2009
National Association of Realtors. (March 23, 2022). Main reasons for purchasing a home in the United States in 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 05, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/783490/reasons-non-owners-would-buy-a-home-usa/
National Association of Realtors. "Main reasons for purchasing a home in the United States in 2021." Chart. March 23, 2022. Statista. Accessed February 05, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/783490/reasons-non-owners-would-buy-a-home-usa/
National Association of Realtors. (2022). Main reasons for purchasing a home in the United States in 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 05, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/783490/reasons-non-owners-would-buy-a-home-usa/
National Association of Realtors. "Main Reasons for Purchasing a Home in The United States in 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/783490/reasons-non-owners-would-buy-a-home-usa/
National Association of Realtors, Main reasons for purchasing a home in the United States in 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/783490/reasons-non-owners-would-buy-a-home-usa/ (last visited February 05, 2023)
Main reasons for purchasing a home in the United States in 2021 [Graph], National Association of Realtors, March 23, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/783490/reasons-non-owners-would-buy-a-home-usa/