What are the demographics of first-time homebuyers in the Northern
Virginia/Washington DC metro area real estate market?

<Northern Virginia first-time buyer demographics.

The typical Northern Virginia buyer spent five weeks shopping, saw
nine houses  and moved only 8 miles to the next home.

The median income of entry-level Northern Virginia buyers was $86,100
and 68 percent of first time home buyers were aged 25 to 34 years.
First time home buyers accounted for 38 percent of houses bought in
Northern Virginia compared with 40 percent nationally.

This article also has national statistics for first-time buyers.

Source: National Association of Realtors. As reported by Sandra
Fleishman. Washington Post. March 25, 2006.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/24/AR2006032400916_pf.html

This report gives income details of first time buyers in Washington
D.C. who claimed under the Tax Credit Program. 72.7 percent of
first-time home buyers participated in the program.
Source: Zhong Yi Tong.
http://www.fanniemaefoundation.org/programs/pdf/dctaxcredit_rpt.pdf

670 moderate and low income families have gone through the Fairfax
County First-Time Homebuyers program.
131 dwelllings in the First-Time Homebuyers Program were occupied by
employees of Fairfax County or Fairfax County Public Schools.
Source: Fairfax County Redevelopment and Housing Authority.
http://72.14.221.104/search?q=cache:Pj6rFYLRDKoJ:s70ntgc31.co.fairfax.va.us/rha/strategicplan/fy2007strategicplanactionplan.pdf+%22sun+gazette%22+%22first-time+buyers%22+survey&hl=nl&ct=clnk&cd=2>

City renters transforming themselves into city homeowners appears to
be a major trend, previously unreported by NARPAC. A recent survey of
current DC home buyers indicated that 68% were already DC residents,
predominantly renters.
Source: Narpac Inc.
http://www.narpac.org/RCI.HTM



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