First-time buyers’ share of home purchases — the lowest since NAR began tracking it in 1981.
Source: NAR, 2025 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers (Nov 4, 2025)
Verified 2026-10-02Cite this stat: 21%: First-time buyers’ share of home purchases — the lowest since NAR began tracking it in 1981. Source: NAR, 2025 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers (Nov 4, 2025) (verified 2026-10-02). Compiled by Kept in Touch (keptintouch.com): https://keptintouch.com/resources/home-buyer-statistics#stat-nar-first-time
See how Nadia works first-time buyer leads →Median age of first-time home buyers — a record high in the 2025 Profile.
Source: NAR, 2025 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers (Nov 4, 2025)
Verified 2026-10-02Cite this stat: 40: Median age of first-time home buyers — a record high in the 2025 Profile. Source: NAR, 2025 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers (Nov 4, 2025) (verified 2026-10-02). Compiled by Kept in Touch (keptintouch.com): https://keptintouch.com/resources/home-buyer-statistics#stat-nar-first-age
See how Nadia qualifies every lead →Share of all home buyers who used an agent or broker to buy their home.
Source: NAR, 2025 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers (Nov 4, 2025)
Verified 2026-10-02Cite this stat: 88%: Share of all home buyers who used an agent or broker to buy their home. Source: NAR, 2025 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers (Nov 4, 2025) (verified 2026-10-02). Compiled by Kept in Touch (keptintouch.com): https://keptintouch.com/resources/home-buyer-statistics#stat-nar-buyer-agent
See how Nadia keeps buyers moving →Share of buyers who would use their agent again or recommend them to others.
Source: NAR, 2025 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers (Nov 4, 2025)
Verified 2026-10-17Cite this stat: 91%: Share of buyers who would use their agent again or recommend them to others. Source: NAR, 2025 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers (Nov 4, 2025) (verified 2026-10-17). Compiled by Kept in Touch (keptintouch.com): https://keptintouch.com/resources/home-buyer-statistics#stat-nar-buyer-reuse
See how Nadia follows up with every lead →Share of sellers who used an agent or broker to sell their home.
Source: NAR, 2025 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers (Nov 4, 2025)
Verified 2026-10-02Cite this stat: 91%: Share of sellers who used an agent or broker to sell their home. Source: NAR, 2025 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers (Nov 4, 2025) (verified 2026-10-02). Compiled by Kept in Touch (keptintouch.com): https://keptintouch.com/resources/home-buyer-statistics#stat-nar-seller-agent
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Methodology and sources
Every figure on this page was retrieved from the primary source linked on its card and verified on the date shown on that card. Figures come from the National Association of REALTORS 2025 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers, an annual survey whose 2025 edition covers transactions from July 2024 through June 2025; the findings were released November 4, 2025.
- National Association of REALTORS — 2025 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers, press release November 4, 2025. https://www.nar.realtor/press-releases/first-time-home-buyer-share-falls-to-historic-low-of-21-median-age-rises-to-40
No figure appears here that could not be traced to a cited source. Figures we could not verify are left out.