{"id":1702,"date":"2018-04-02T21:17:00","date_gmt":"2018-04-02T21:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/preprod.realtrends.com\/blog\/2018\/04\/02\/rising-rents\/"},"modified":"2025-03-13T02:29:44","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T02:29:44","slug":"rising-rents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/preprod.realtrends.com\/blog\/2018\/04\/02\/rising-rents\/","title":{"rendered":"Rising Rents Push Millennials to Become Homeowners"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.realtor.com\">Realtor.com\u00ae <\/a>survey reveals who&#8217;s looking to buy and what they want<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Forty-four percent of all respondents are looking for a three-bedroom home; 93 percent want at least two bathrooms<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Twenty-three percent of millennials reported rising rent as a trigger for their purchase<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>More than 20 percent of 55+ buyers said privacy was the top goal for their purchase; 17 percent of millennials said fulfilling family needs<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-10 col-sm-offset-1\">\n<p>This year, the typical spring buyer is on the hunt for a three bedroom, two bathroom home with a garage and up-to-date kitchen, according to a new survey released today from realtor.com<sup>\u00ae,<\/sup>&nbsp;a leading online real estate destination. The survey also revealed family needs and rising rents are motivating millennials to get into the market, while 55+ buyers are looking for privacy and comfort in their new home.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-10 col-sm-offset-1\">\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Although record-low inventory and high prices make this housing market unique, some classic features still top most shoppers&#8217; wish lists,&#8221; said&nbsp;<span class=\"xn-person\">Danielle Hale<\/span>, chief economist for realtor.com<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>. &#8220;At the same time, we found some <em><strong>clear differences in priorities<\/strong><\/em>. For instance, older buyers are concerned with privacy and being able to age comfortably, while millennials place more emphasis on family needs, stability, and personal expression.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Based on online survey of more than 1,000 active buyers conducted in early March by Toluna Research, the survey provides insight into both the most sought after homes as well as the motivations underpinning what shoppers are looking for.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-31972 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/preprod.realtrends.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/01\/PowHER.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"300\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>Majority of buyers want space, multiple bathrooms, and a garage<\/strong><strong><br \/><\/strong>The survey found many commonalities among homebuyers of all ages. In fact, 44 percent of all respondents said they are looking for a three-bedroom home and 93 percent of respondents want at least two bathrooms. Additionally, 27 percent of all buyers rate a garage as one of the most important home features, ahead of an updated kitchen, 24 percent, and open floor plan, 20 percent.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Older Buyers Want Privacy &amp; Comfort; Millennials Favor Family &amp; Self-Expression<\/strong><strong><br \/><\/strong>According to the survey, more than 20 percent of buyers 55 years and older said that privacy \u2013 having a space solely of their own \u2013 was their main goal for purchasing a home. That was followed by their motivation for physical comforts at 18 percent and stability, at 15 percent.<\/p>\n<p>By contrast, family needs took precedence for younger buyers. Fulfilling family needs took the top spot for millennial buyers, at 17 percent, followed by stability at 14 percent and personal expression at 13 percent. Only 12 percent of buyers younger than 55 cited privacy as their chief priority. Only 9 percent of 35- to 54-year-old buyers and 6 percent of 55+ cited personal expression as a main goal for purchasing a home.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For Millennials, the Rent is Too High<\/strong><strong><br \/><\/strong>Twenty-three percent of buyers between 18 and 34 years old reported rising rent as a trigger for their desire to purchase a home \u2013 more than any other option. This corresponds with steep increases in rents across the country in recent years, especially in many high-cost urban areas that have become magnets for millennials. HUD data shows that rents were up in 85 of the top 100 metro areas, including 9 metros where rents were up by double-digit percent from a year ago.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Millennials Like Contemporary and Colonial Homes; Older Buyers Prefer Ranches<\/strong><strong><br \/><\/strong>Among millennials who expressed a home-style preference \u2013 11 percent didn&#8217;t \u2013 contemporary and colonial homes took the top spots, each favored by 10 percent of respondents. On the other hand, ranches are the most popular home style for buyers 55 and older, favored by 28 percent, followed distantly by contemporary homes at 12 percent. Only 6 percent of millennials favor ranch homes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-19879 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hsstatic.net\/BlogImporterAssetsUI\/ex\/missing-image.png\" alt=\"realtor.com\" width=\"245\" height=\"49\" data-originalsrc=\"wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Realtor.com_logo.png\"><strong>Realtor.com<sup>\u00ae<\/sup><\/strong>&nbsp;is the trusted resource for home buyers, sellers and dreamers, offering the most comprehensive source of for-sale properties, among competing national sites, and the information, tools and professional expertise to help people move confidently through every step of their home journey. It pioneered the world of digital real estate 20 years ago, and today helps make all things home simple, efficient and enjoyable. 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For more information, visit realtor.com<strong><sup>\u00ae<\/sup><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Realtor.com\u00ae survey reveals who&#8217;s looking to buy and what they want<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15802,"featured_media":4822,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3255],"tags":[],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-1702","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-archive"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.4 (Yoast SEO v26.8) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Rising Rents Push Millennials to Become Homeowners<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"For Millennials, the Rising Rents Are Too High. 23% of buyers between 18-34 years old reported rising rent as a trigger for their desire to purchase a home.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/preprod.realtrends.com\/blog\/2018\/04\/02\/rising-rents\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Rising Rents Push Millennials to Become Homeowners\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"For Millennials, the Rising Rents Are Too High. 23% of buyers between 18-34 years old reported rising rent as a trigger for their desire to purchase a home.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/preprod.realtrends.com\/blog\/2018\/04\/02\/rising-rents\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"RealTrends - 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