Single women in the US are outpacing men in homebuying, the National Association of Realtors found. In 2024, single women represent 20% of all homebuyers, compared to 8% for single men. Three single ...

Kristi Eaton had been waiting for the right time to buy a house. By the time she turned 39, she was sick of waiting. “I always thought I would purchase a house with a partner,” Eaton says. “When that ...

When the National Association of Realtors (NAR) first started its Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers in 1981, it found that single women were the second largest demographic in the U.S. housing market, ...

Did you know that in nearly all U.S. states, single women outpace single men when it comes to homeownership? Using figures from the U.S. Census Bureau, analysts from LendingTree, an online lending ...

Single women comprise a growing share of first-time homebuyers. That's despite a persistent gender wage gap, high home prices, and elevated mortgage rates. Experts say they are more willing to make ...

Though they buy homes in greater numbers, single women lag behind men when it comes to building home equity and wealth. Women wait longer to purchase, pay more for homes when they buy — taking out ...

Data from the National Association of Realtors (NAR) shows that female homeowners have made some statistical gains in the New York metro area. Income variation between men and women is the "main ...

Before 1974, women couldn’t secure a mortgage without a male co-signer. Single women accounted for 20% of all homebuyers nationally in 2024; single men accounted for 11%. Bria Myers, 27, described her ...

In late 2023, Fanta Kaba, a tech professional and entrepreneur, told her landlord that she would not be renewing her lease in Seattle. Her remote job gave her flexibility, and she spent the next nine ...