In multiple markets, Millennials are snatching up housing, outpacing Boomers in the purchase of new homes in 88% of the top 100 Core Base Statistical Areas (CBSAs). In 33% of the top metro areas, they are even outpacing Gen-X buyers. Are you cashing in on the latest real estate trends for 2016?
Where are Millennials migrating?
Nationwide, 16.7% purchased a resale home; 30.04% a new home. Of the top 100 markets, Millennial purchases include:
- Austin-Round Rock, Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, and Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington are the top 8 metros where millennials comprise a large percentage of buyers.
- San Antonio – 39.6% of homes purchased by Millennials (Gen-X 30.33%; Boomers 13.96%)
- Houston – 34.47% (Gen-X 34.47%; Boomers 11.57%)
- The Chicago metro, including northwest Indiana and southeast Wisconsin, and the Washington, D.C. metro are also comprised of a large portion of Millennial buyers.
Are they buying lower-priced homes?
Millenials are also purchasing homes in areas that top median home sales, with four metro areas in California at the head of the list. These include California’s Bay area as well as (in order of expense):
- Napa, CA:
The top median home price ranking, with three closings at a median price of $762,500. - The San Francisco metro area, including San Francisco, Oakland, and Hayward:
451 new home closings with a median price of $696,700. - San Jose, CA, including Sunnyvale and Santa Clara:
133 closings with a median price of $640,700. - Southern California, including metro Los Angeles, Long Beach, and Anaheim:
Sales in this region include 537 new home closings at a median price of $612,900. - Urban Honolulu, HI
125 home closings with a median price of $500,000.
In real estate trends for 2016, it appears Millennials’ are finally moving up. Do you have what it takes to cater to this new generation of homebuyers? Properties Online can help. Contact us today.