Types of homes purchased in the U.S. 2023

Published by Statista Research Department, May 7, 2024

The most commonly purchased type of home in the United States was the detached single-family home, which made up about 79 percent of all home purchases in 2023. The least bought type of home was the apartment/condo in building with 5 plus units, which made up only one percent of home purchases that year.

Types of homes purchased in the United States in 2023

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Release date

March 2024

Region

United States

Survey time period

July 2023

Number of respondents

6,817 respondents

Special properties

Primary residence buyers; real estate purchased between July 2022 and June 2023

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

The source adds the following information: "In July 2023, NAR mailed out a 129-question survey using a random sample weighted to be representative of sales on a geographic basis to 189,750 recent home buyers. The recent home buyers had to have purchased a primary residence home between July 2022 and June 2023. A total of 6,817 responses were received from primary residence buyers. After accounting for undeliverable questionnaires, the survey had an adjusted response rate of 3.6 percent."

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