Google & NAR's Study on Digital Home Buying - Maine Real Estate ...

Google?and the?National Association of Realtors?(NAR) collaborated on a?study?looking at the digital usage of today?s home buyer. The study found that buyers are relying more and more on the Internet as they search for good real estate information:

?Nine in 10 home buyers today rely on the internet as one of their primary research sources, and 52 percent turn to the web as their first step.?

Here are other items the study revealed:

5 Top new home buyer activities on mobile devices

1. 51% ? Read general home information
2. 48% ? Get directions in order to visit a home
3. 44% ? Compare prices
4. 35% ? Compare features
5. 35% ? Search a listing company?s inventory

Places where new home buyers use their mobile devices

• 77% ? At home
• 31% ? At work
• 28% ? While waiting in line
• 27% ? At a restaurant
• 26% ? At someone else?s home

Days of research before the new home shoppers take action on a site

• 40% ? 120 days
• 17% ? 60 days
• 7% ? 30 days
• 4% ? 3 weeks
• 3% ? 2 weeks
• 5% ? 1 week
• 24% ? same day

% of age groups who registered to buy/sell a home on a website

• 8% of 18-24 year olds
• 31% of 25-34 year olds
• 21% of 35-44 year olds
• 19% of 45-54year olds
• 14% of 55-64 year olds

Used the Internet to search for a home by category

• 47% ? First time buyers
• 75% ? Senior buyers
• 93% ? Vacation Home buyers

Obviously, today?s purchaser is utilizing the Internet to do extensive research prior to making a home buying decision.

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