Who bought and sold homes, and how they did it: the headline figures from the National Association of REALTORS 2025 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers (survey period July 2024 to June 2025, released November 4, 2025). We update this page when the source changes.
Last updated: 2026-10-17
Cite this page:Nadia. “Home Buyer Statistics (NAR 2025 Profile).” Updated 2026-10-17. Compiled by Nadia (nadiaisa.com): https://nadiaisa.com/resources/home-buyer-statistics/
21%
First-time buyers’ share of home purchases — the lowest since NAR began tracking it in 1981.
Cite this stat:21%: First-time buyers’ share of home purchases — the lowest since NAR began tracking it in 1981. Source: NAR, 2025 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers (Nov 4, 2025) (verified 2026-10-02). Compiled by Nadia (nadiaisa.com): https://nadiaisa.com/resources/home-buyer-statistics/#stat-nar-first-time
Cite this stat:40: Median age of first-time home buyers — a record high in the 2025 Profile. Source: NAR, 2025 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers (Nov 4, 2025) (verified 2026-10-02). Compiled by Nadia (nadiaisa.com): https://nadiaisa.com/resources/home-buyer-statistics/#stat-nar-first-age
Cite this stat:88%: Share of all home buyers who used an agent or broker to buy their home. Source: NAR, 2025 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers (Nov 4, 2025) (verified 2026-10-02). Compiled by Nadia (nadiaisa.com): https://nadiaisa.com/resources/home-buyer-statistics/#stat-nar-buyer-agent
Cite this stat:91%: Share of buyers who would use their agent again or recommend them to others. Source: NAR, 2025 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers (Nov 4, 2025) (verified 2026-10-17). Compiled by Nadia (nadiaisa.com): https://nadiaisa.com/resources/home-buyer-statistics/#stat-nar-buyer-reuse
Cite this stat:91%: Share of sellers who used an agent or broker to sell their home. Source: NAR, 2025 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers (Nov 4, 2025) (verified 2026-10-02). Compiled by Nadia (nadiaisa.com): https://nadiaisa.com/resources/home-buyer-statistics/#stat-nar-seller-agent
First-time buyers made up 21% of home purchases in the 2025 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers, the lowest share since NAR began tracking the figure in 1981 (NAR, released November 4, 2025).
What is the median age of a first-time home buyer?
The median age of first-time home buyers was 40, a record high (NAR 2025 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers, released November 4, 2025).
Do most buyers use a real estate agent?
88% of all home buyers used an agent or broker to buy their home (NAR 2025 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers, released November 4, 2025).
Would most buyers use their agent again?
91% of buyers would use their agent again or recommend them to others (NAR 2025 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers, released November 4, 2025).
Do most sellers use a real estate agent?
91% of sellers used an agent or broker to sell their home (NAR 2025 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers, released November 4, 2025).
Denver-metro prices, inventory and days on market (Colorado Association of REALTORS).
Methodology and sources
Every figure on this page was retrieved from the primary source linked on its card and verified on the date shown on that card. Figures come from the National Association of REALTORS 2025 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers, an annual survey whose 2025 edition covers transactions from July 2024 through June 2025; the findings were released November 4, 2025.
National Association of REALTORS — 2025 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers, press release November 4, 2025. https://www.nar.realtor/press-releases/first-time-home-buyer-share-falls-to-historic-low-of-21-median-age-rises-to-40
No figure appears here that could not be traced to a cited source. Figures we could not verify are left out.
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