July 04 2017
SEATTLE — June 28, 2017 — Thirty-three percent of people who bought a home in the last year made an offer without first seeing the home in person, according to a May survey of 3,350 homebuyers and sellers commissioned by Redfin, the next-generation real estate brokerage. In a similar survey last year, 19 percent of buyers said they had offered sight-unseen. Among recent Millennial homebuyers, 41 percent had done so.
Five other major findings include:
"Millennials are already starting to set trends in the real estate industry," said Redfin chief economist Nela Richardson. "They are three times more likely than Baby Boomers to make an offer sight-unseen, and they're more likely than older buyers and sellers to negotiate commission savings. Despite their tech-savvy confidence, politics are seeping into Millennials' decisions about where to live; nearly half cited hesitations about moving to a place where their neighbors wouldn't share their views."
For the full report including more findings, charts and a detailed methodology, click here.
About Redfin
Redfin is the next-generation real estate brokerage, combining its own full-service agents with modern technology to redefine real estate in the consumer's favor. Founded by software engineers, Redfin has the country's #1 brokerage website and offers a host of online tools to consumers, including the Redfin Estimate, the automated home-value estimate with the industry's lowest published error rate for listed homes. Homebuyers and sellers enjoy a full-service, technology-powered experience from Redfin real estate agents, while saving thousands in commissions. Redfin serves more than 80 major metro areas across the U.S. The company has closed more than $40 billion in home sales.