First time home buyers are tough to please – Los Angeles Times


First-time buyers are tough to please - Los Angeles Times
First-time buyers are tough to please
Los Angeles Times, CA - Aug 28, 2008
In a mini-survey released last week, 150 Coldwell Banker brokers from across the nation revealed that first-time home buyers say their focus is affordability, but their expectations are unrealistic.
Move-in-ready conditions weigh heavily when searching for first homes, and as for fixer-upper homes? Most will pass, thank you.

These attitudes may stem from great expectations. For example, 71% of the brokers surveyed noted that first-time home buyers are looking for larger homes than their counterparts were 10 years ago.

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