{"id":2463,"date":"2021-08-26T13:53:25","date_gmt":"2021-08-26T13:53:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/preprod.realtrends.com\/blog\/2021\/08\/26\/study-majority-of-homebuyers-say-real-estate-agents-very-important\/"},"modified":"2025-03-13T02:38:59","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T02:38:59","slug":"study-majority-of-homebuyers-say-real-estate-agents-very-important","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/preprod.realtrends.com\/blog\/2021\/08\/26\/study-majority-of-homebuyers-say-real-estate-agents-very-important\/","title":{"rendered":"Study: Majority of homebuyers still want to work with a real estate agent"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Good news for real estate agents, despite the myriad way potential homebuyers can find information about a home online, 86% of those surveyed in a national survey says that real estate agents are important or very important to the home-buying process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not only that, but some 71% says they&#8217;re perfectly comfortable using a mix of technology such as Zoom email and video calls to buy a house completely online, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/exprealty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/eXp-Realty-Trends-Report-FINAL-082521.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Emerging Real Estate Trends 2021 National Study<\/a> by <strong>eXp Realty<\/strong> and <strong>The Center for Generational Kinetics. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/preprod.realtrends.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/08\/Screen-Shot-2021-08-26-at-9.41.15-AM.png\" alt=\"Screen-Shot-2021-08-26-at-9.41.15-AM\" class=\"wp-image-17514\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The study found that 61% of older millennials (35-44) would consider selling a home in the future entirely<br>online and never have to meet with a real estate agent in-person. This is especially true for current<br>homeowners as they are 17% more likely than renters to buy or sell a home without any in-person visits.<br>The study also discovered that almost two-thirds (61%) of new homeowners and homebuyers are more<br>likely to ask about a real estate agent\u2019s technology resources and tools compared to before the pandemic.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-tech-savvy-agents-wanted\">Tech-savvy agents wanted<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"h-tech-savvy-agents-wantedthe-vast-majority-of-respondents-say-having-a-tech-savvy-agent-is-important-or-very-important-across-all-areas-of-the-home-buying-process-including-searching-for-and-finding-the-right-home-86-understanding-the-housing-market-85-negotiating-the-best-price-and-terms-84-and-understanding-one-s-financial-options-83-the-bottom-line-is-consumers-expect-real-estate-agents-to-leverage-technology-to-create-a-better-experience-for-everyone-involved\">The vast majority of respondents say having a <a href=\"https:\/\/preprod.realtrends.com\/blog\/technology-change-inclusion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201ctech-savvy\u201d<\/a> agent is important or very important across all areas of the home-buying process including searching for and finding the right home (86%), understanding the housing market (85%), negotiating the best price and terms (84%) and understanding one\u2019s financial options (83%). The bottom line is consumers expect real estate agents to leverage technology to create a better experience for everyone involved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not only are almost half of millennial homeowners and homebuyers likely to buy or sell their homes<br>completely online, the vast majority are also comfortable meeting with real estate agents in many nontraditional settings. Older millennials (35-44) feel more comfortable than other generations meeting with their real estate agent in non-traditional settings including in a park (79%), at their current home (78%), at a coffee shop (76%), or virtually via video conference (75%). What\u2019s more, 51% of this same group say real estate agents should be required to make all their services virtual so they don\u2019t have to meet in-person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/preprod.realtrends.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/08\/Screen-Shot-2021-08-26-at-9.50.46-AM.png\" alt=\"Screen-Shot-2021-08-26-at-9.50.46-AM\" class=\"wp-image-17515\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The pandemic has changed the way people think of &#8220;home,&#8221; with 73% of survey respondents agreeing that owning a home is more important now because of the pandemic. This is especially true for millennial homeowners and homebuyers \u2013 the largest segment of homebuyers among all age groups \u2013 as 80% of millennials say that owning a home is now more important to them than before the pandemic, a change in importance that is significantly more than older generations. 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