Following extraordinary housing price spikes in Alberta's red - hot economy, which have begun to moderate, 54 per
cent of buyers surveyed were worried about declining values.
According to NAR, 87 per
cent of buyers surveyed viewed real estate agents as a source of valuable information.
Overall, 63 per
cent of buyers surveyed made a down payment of less than 20 per cent.
Not exact matches
But 26 per
cent of potential
buyers surveyed at the end
of 2012 believe that they can raise a deposit in three years or less.
Sadly, many young home
buyers can't afford a 20 % down payment, especially considering that 37 %
of millennial renters have not saved a
cent for a down payment, according to a recent
survey by Apartment List.
Last month, the Toronto Real Estate Board released a
survey of its member realtors estimating that fewer than 5 per
cent of resale transactions in 2016 involved foreign
buyers.
According to a
survey conducted by Mortgage Professionals Canada last year, about 25 per
cent of buyers chose a variable or adjustable rate mortgage.
In fact, 85 per
cent of buyers and sellers
surveyed after a transaction indicate they would they would use their agent again.
The company says an «informal
survey»
of real estate offices across Mexico shows that Canadian
buyers make up as much as 70 per
cent of all purchasers
of vacation products in some destinations in Mexico.
«Among the 2,955
surveys returned, no less than 95.8 per
cent of buyers and 96.1 per
cent of sellers stated they were satisfied or very satisfied with the service they received from their QSC certified broker.»
Over half (54 per
cent)
of renters cited affordability as a key reason for not owning a home and 70 per
cent surveyed indicated they would be more willing to consider owning if the government offered more tax breaks and incentives to offset costs for first - time
buyers.
In fact, 88 per
cent of home
buyers and renters visit a property website before finding their next home according to the National Association
of Realtors» recent
survey.
The
survey says 81 per
cent of buyers who use the Internet to search for a home purchase through a real estate agent, while 63 per
cent of non-Internet users buy through an agent; non-Internet users are more likely to purchase directly from a builder or an owner they knew in advance
of the transaction.
«Professional REALTORS ® will be a vital part
of this growth as 82 per
cent of surveyed home
buyers plan to use a REALTORS ® in 2018 to guide them through their transaction.»
The J.D. Power
survey says 68 per
cent of buyers used Internet tools to help them in the purchase process and 61 per
cent of sellers reported that they used a website listing to market their home.
Seventy - four per
cent of markets
surveyed this year reported a marked trend toward 30 - something
buyers snapping up affordably priced product, ranging from waterfront cottages to resort condominiums, compared to just 40 per
cent in 2008.
A recent
survey says 52 per
cent of prospective
buyers said the state
of the kitchen had the most significant impact on their buying decision, and 79 per
cent of buyers will pay more for an updated kitchen.
Sixty - five per
cent of Canadians think it's a
buyers» market right now and more than a quarter
of those
surveyed say they intend to...
The 2007 Profile
of Buyers» Home Feature Preferences, released by the National Association of Realtors, says that since the last survey in 2004, oversize garages saw the biggest growth in terms of what recent buyers considered very important in a home, gaining 16 percentage points to 57 per
Buyers» Home Feature Preferences, released by the National Association
of Realtors, says that since the last
survey in 2004, oversize garages saw the biggest growth in terms
of what recent
buyers considered very important in a home, gaining 16 percentage points to 57 per
buyers considered very important in a home, gaining 16 percentage points to 57 per
cent.
Sixty - five per
cent of Canadians think it's a
buyers» market right now and more than a quarter
of those
surveyed say they intend to purchase a home during over the next two years, says the 16th Annual RBC Homeownership
Survey.
Hardwood floors and granite countertops each gained seven percentage points from the 2004
survey, with 28 per
cent and 23 per
cent, respectively,
of buyers viewing these features as «very important.»
The first example statistic given: • «52 per
cent of those
surveyed incorrectly think
buyer and seller representation agreements are standardized...» If what is being suggested here, is that real estate professionals are telling consumers that minimum time frames are applicable when they're not, then we should be clear that such is the case — ergo the issue.
Of those surveyed, almost a third (32 per cent) said that they had been left shaken up after their offer on a property, which was verbally accepted by the owner, was «gazumped» by another buyer offering a larger amount of money over the asking pric
Of those
surveyed, almost a third (32 per
cent) said that they had been left shaken up after their offer on a property, which was verbally accepted by the owner, was «gazumped» by another
buyer offering a larger amount
of money over the asking pric
of money over the asking price.
Odour is a significant consideration for
buyers as well, after 37 per
cent of the
survey respondents admitted that coming across «bad smells» in a property left them wanting to run out the door.
Moving home can be one
of the most stressful life events you'll encounter so it is no surprise that a recent
survey commissioned by the leading home - buying company We Buy Any Home has found that over three quarters (79 per
cent)
of UK
buyers and homeowners have a «home - buying hassle» tale to tell.