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Why Do People Actually Buy a Home?

July 20th, 2011 by Ruhl Marketing Team

It seems that every time we talk about real estate today the conversation immediately goes to the financial aspects of buying a home. Where are prices headed? Where are interest rates headed? Should I wait to try and get a 'better buy'? Should I wait until I can get a 'steal'? The odd thing about all these questions is that survey after survey keeps telling us that price is not the reason families actually buy a home. When money is considered at all, it is in light of not paying rent to a landlord. Let's look at two recent surveys as examples:

National Housing Survey

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Why Do People Actually Buy a Home?

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