Whitney Minnich Real Estate and Community Updates

Study: Homeownership Makes You More Attractive February 14, 2019 Nearly 60 percent of millennial singles say that homeownership makes a potential mate a lot more attractive, according to a new survey conducted by realtor.com®. Women were more likely than men to find homeownership attractive (48 percent versus 43 percent). “Attractiveness is in the eye of the beholder, and this survey data suggests that many beholders find homeownership attractive, perhaps using it as a signal for financial savviness and success,” says Danielle Hale, realtor.com®’s chief economist. “Single millennials seem to find homeownership in a potential partner especially attractive, even if only one-quarter feels that it is important.” Overall, 24 percent of 500 single respondents of all ages surveyed said they felt it was important for their partner to be a homeowner. Homeowning folks are most likely to be found in the South and Midwest, the survey found. The greatest share of single mal...

The Clients Shaping 2019 Housing: Women, Millennials, and Hispanics January 10, 2019 The most popular names in transactions show that women, millennials, and Hispanics are shaping up as dominating forces in the housing market, according to a new analysis from realtor.com®. Ten of the top 20 and seven of the 10 fastest-growing buyer first names are mostly millennial female names, researchers found. Home deeds that contained predominantly millennial first names rose 5.3 percent year over year. Home sales associated with traditionally Hispanic first names increased 4.1 percent year over year. Hannah, Austin, Alexis, Logan, and Taylor—three of which are predominantly female names—were the five fastest-growing first names on home sales deeds in 2018. Their frequency saw an average increase of 22 percent from 2017. However, the first names of Michael, John, David, James, and Robert remained the top five first names on sale deeds by sheer volume, but those names ...