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		trymas on Nov 5, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The average age of U.S. homebuyers jumps to 56 Does this mean that the average buyers are the same people for 15 years? Those who are 56 now, were 42 in 2010.

ithkuil on Nov 5, 2024 [–]

If that's true then it means the statistics include people that sell their home to buy a new one. Not sure what lesson we should draw from it but perhaps it's not just that young people don't buy homes anymore (if that's what you wanted to observe then find statistics that show the age of first home buyers)

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