Fun Facts about Homes

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Home is where the heart (and equity) is: 61.4% of the average American family’s net worth is in home equity. 
+ Homeowner's net worth is over thirty times greater than that of a renter.
+TGIF! The best day of the week to list your home is Friday.
+ Homeowners have a 120% better chance of selling their home when using REALTOR. 
+ In 2013, NAR reports that the median age of first-time buyers was 31.  On average these buyers purchased a 1,670 square-foot home costing $170,000.
+ The typical repeat buyer was 52 years old.  On average these buyers purchased a 2,060- square foot home costing $240,000.
+ According to a NAR community preference survey, 78% of respondents said that the neighborhood is  more important to them than the size of the home.
+ 57% said they'd give up a home with a larger yard if they could have a shorter commute.
+ NAR reports that 80% of home buyers believe their home is a good investment, 44% saying it's better than stocks.
+ In Scotland, homeowners paint their front door red when they pay off their mortgage.
+ And finally, don't be so quick to change your brass to brushed nickel! Brass doorknobs disinfect themselves.  It's called the oligodynamic effect: the ions in the metal have a toxic effect
on spores, fungi, viruses, and other germs.

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