Despite low interest rates, low prices and slowly rising sales, first-time homeowners accounted for just 34% of all buyers in July, according to data released this morning by the National Association of Realtors. While that figure has inched up slightly from the month and year prior, the association says first-time home buyers account for 40% of purchasers under normal conditions
Fewer Home Buyers Are First-Timers
Not sure this bodes well for prices nationally...
http://blogs.smartmoney.com/advice/2012/08/22/fewer-home-buyers-are-first-timers/
Despite low interest rates, low prices and slowly rising sales, first-time homeowners accounted for just 34% of all buyers in July, according to data released this morning by the National Association of Realtors. While that figure has inched up slightly from the month and year prior, the association says first-time home buyers account for 40% of purchasers under normal conditions