What is your primary motivation for buying another home? | |
Moving up to bigger and/or better home | 38.0% |
Retirement | 25.1% |
To downsize when we become empty nesters | 17.2% |
Buying for the first time | 11.6% |
Relocating for job | 10.2% |
To better accommodate older relative(s) | 5.1% |
Vacation/second home | 4.7% |
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