[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$fckn3nj1l5jgo":3,"$ffeh0925h8cuz":43,"$fbwk2pqjjqsc7":47},{"item":4,"previous":31,"next":37},{"id":5,"slug":6,"title":7,"description":8,"excerpt":9,"contentType":10,"featuredImage":11,"bannerImage":9,"body":12,"agentsBottomLine":13,"bodyImage":14,"isInfographic":15,"categories":16,"isVideo":15,"videoThumbnail":9,"videoSource":9,"publishedAt":29,"updatedAt":30},1220,"females-are-making-it-a-priority-to-invest-in-real-estate","Females Are Making It a Priority to Invest in Real Estate!","Everyone wants a place to call home; a place that gives them a sense of security. We are currently seeing major interest from females who want to achieve this dream, and the numbers are proving it!","","blog","https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.simplifyingthemarket.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F11\u002F07171504\u002F20181120-Share-STM.jpg","Everyone wants a place to call home; a place that gives them a sense of security. We are currently seeing major interest from females who want to achieve this dream, and the numbers are proving it!\u003C!--more-->\r\n\r\n\u003Cstrong>In 2018, for the second year in a row, single female buyers accounted for \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nar.realtor\u002Fnewsroom\u002Fsingle-females-remain-a-force-in-market-while-first-time-buyers-continue-to-struggle-according-to\">18%\u003C\u002Fa> of all buyers\u003C\u002Fstrong>. In 2017, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.updater.com\u002Fblog\u002Fmillennial-homeownership\">60%\u003C\u002Fa> of millennial women listed as the primary borrowers on mortgages were single.\r\n\r\nAccording to the \u003Cem>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nar.realtor\u002Fsites\u002Fdefault\u002Ffiles\u002Fdocuments\u002F2018-home-buyers-and-sellers-generational-trends-03-14-2018.pdf\">2018 Home Buyer and Seller Generational Trends Report\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fem> by the \u003Cem>National Association of Realtors\u003C\u002Fem>, one in five homebuyers in the U.S. were single females (most of them part of the baby boomer generation) as you can see in the graph below:\r\n\r\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F11\u002F20181120-STM-ENG.jpeg\">\u003Cimg class=\"alignnone wp-image-38419\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F11\u002F20181120-STM-ENG.jpeg\" alt=\"Females Are Making It a Priority to Invest in Real Estate! | Simplifying The Market\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Fa>\r\n\r\nThis does not come as a surprise since 50.8% of the U.S. population is female and 15.6% of them are 65 years and over, according to the \u003Cem>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.census.gov\u002Fquickfacts\u002Ffact\u002Ftable\u002FUS\u002FLFE046216\">Census Bureau\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fem>.\r\n\u003Ch4>\u003Cstrong>What are the reasons for this demographic’s booming interest in homeownership?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh4>\r\n\u003Cem>Bankrate\u003C\u002Fem> published an \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.bankrate.com\u002Freal-estate\u002Fsingle-female-homeownership-booming\u002F?sf200412184=1\">article\u003C\u002Fa> with what they believe to be some of the reasons:\r\n\u003Cul>\r\n \t\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Divorce rate:\u003C\u002Fstrong> Known as the “\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Facademic.oup.com\u002Fpsychsocgerontology\u002Farticle-abstract\u002F73\u002F6\u002F1022\u002F2698907?redirectedFrom=fulltext\">Gray Divorce\u003C\u002Fa>,” the divorce rate has doubled for those ages 50 and over and tripled for those ages 65 and over.\u003C\u002Fli>\r\n \t\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Average life expectancy:\u003C\u002Fstrong> For women it’s \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.statista.com\u002Fstatistics\u002F274513\u002Flife-expectancy-in-north-america\u002F\">81\u003C\u002Fa>, four years longer than men.\u003C\u002Fli>\r\n \t\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>To build home equity:\u003C\u002Fstrong> Women want to \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.thestreet.com\u002Fstory\u002F14432171\u002F1\u002Fwomen-earn-less-in-equity-than-men.html\">build equity\u003C\u002Fa> through their home. As mentioned by \u003Cem>Bankrate\u003C\u002Fem>, “\u003Cem>some are hoping to escape rising rents, some might be downsizing or looking for a new start,\u003C\u002Fem>” especially those going through a gray divorce.\u003C\u002Fli>\r\n\u003C\u002Ful>\r\n\u003Ch4>\u003Cstrong>Are they only downsizing and buying small homes?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh4>\r\nNot really;\u003Cem> The Institute of Luxury Home Marketing\u003C\u002Fem> recently \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fblog.luxuryhomemarketing.com\u002Fwomen-influencing-face-luxury-real-estate-modern-era\u002F\">stated\u003C\u002Fa> that:\r\n\u003Cblockquote>“\u003Cem>The number of female billionaires grew faster globally in 2017 than the number of male billionaires. This redistribution of wealth has seen an impact on luxury real estate both in its purchase and design attributes – and obviously, this is important for realtors to recognize when relating to their clients\u003C\u002Fem>.”\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\r\n\u003Ch3>\u003Cstrong>Bottom Line \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\r\nWhether you are a millennial who wants to buy a starter home, a billionaire looking for that luxury home you’ve always wanted, or maybe even someone who just went through a gray divorce, let’s get together to help you create your real estate portfolio so that you can start investing your money in real estate today!"," \r\nWhether you are a millennial who wants to buy a starter home, a billionaire looking for that luxury home you’ve always wanted, or maybe even someone who just went through a gray divorce, let’s get together to help you create your real estate portfolio so that you can start investing your money in real estate today!","https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F11\u002F20181120-STM-ENG.jpeg",false,[17,21,25],{"id":18,"name":19,"slug":20},5,"For Buyers","buyers",{"id":22,"name":23,"slug":24},11,"First-Time Buyers","first-time-buyers",{"id":26,"name":27,"slug":28},38,"Move-Up","move-up","2018-11-20T10:00:12Z","2018-11-08T16:34:19Z",{"id":32,"slug":33,"title":34,"featuredImage":35,"publishedAt":36,"contentType":10,"isVideo":15},1219,"7-reasons-to-list-your-house-for-sale-this-holiday-season","7 Reasons to List Your House For Sale This Holiday Season","https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.simplifyingthemarket.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F11\u002F07172819\u002F20181119-Share-STM.jpg","2018-11-19T10:00:37Z",{"id":38,"slug":39,"title":40,"featuredImage":41,"publishedAt":42,"contentType":10,"isVideo":15},1221,"will-your-side-hustle-buy-you-a-house-this-year","Will Your Side Hustle Buy You a House This Year?","https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.simplifyingthemarket.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F11\u002F14154432\u002F20181121-Share-STM.jpg","2018-11-21T10:00:30Z",{"cover":44,"open":45,"shareSpread":46},"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002FKeepingCurrentMatters\u002Fcontent\u002Fimages\u002F20260603\u002F2026-Summer-Buyers-Guide-Cover-original.png","https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002FKeepingCurrentMatters\u002Fcontent\u002Fimages\u002F20260603\u002F2026-Summer-Buyers-Guide-Spread-original.png","https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002FKeepingCurrentMatters\u002Fcontent\u002Fimages\u002F20260603\u002F2026-Summer-Buyers-Guide-Magazine-original.png",[48,52,53,57,61,65,69,70,74,78,79,83,87,91,95,99,103,107,111,115,119,123,127,131,135,139,143,147,151,155],{"id":49,"name":50,"slug":51},1,"Uncategorized","uncategorized",{"id":18,"name":19,"slug":20},{"id":54,"name":55,"slug":56},6,"For Sellers","sellers",{"id":58,"name":59,"slug":60},7,"Foreclosures","foreclosures",{"id":62,"name":63,"slug":64},8,"Infographics","infographics",{"id":66,"name":67,"slug":68},9,"Home Prices","home-prices",{"id":22,"name":23,"slug":24},{"id":71,"name":72,"slug":73},34,"Senior Market","senior-market",{"id":75,"name":76,"slug":77},35,"Mortgage Rates","mortgage-rates",{"id":26,"name":27,"slug":28},{"id":80,"name":81,"slug":82},41,"For Sale by Owner","for-sale-by-owner",{"id":84,"name":85,"slug":86},42,"Featured","featured",{"id":88,"name":89,"slug":90},45,"New Construction","new-construction",{"id":92,"name":93,"slug":94},52,"Luxury \u002F Vacation","luxury--vacation",{"id":96,"name":97,"slug":98},53,"Rent vs. Buy","rent-vs-buy",{"id":100,"name":101,"slug":102},80,"Time-sensitive","time-sensitive",{"id":104,"name":105,"slug":106},81,"Outdated","outdated",{"id":108,"name":109,"slug":110},147,"Internal","internal",{"id":112,"name":113,"slug":114},148,"Do Not Autopost","do-not-autopost",{"id":116,"name":117,"slug":118},320,"Inventory","inventory",{"id":120,"name":121,"slug":122},321,"Agent Value","agent-value",{"id":124,"name":125,"slug":126},322,"Affordability","affordability",{"id":128,"name":129,"slug":130},323,"Buying Tips","buying-tips",{"id":132,"name":133,"slug":134},324,"Downsize","downsize",{"id":136,"name":137,"slug":138},325,"Economy","economy",{"id":140,"name":141,"slug":142},326,"Equity","equity",{"id":144,"name":145,"slug":146},327,"Forecasts","forecasts",{"id":148,"name":149,"slug":150},328,"Selling Tips","selling-tips",{"id":152,"name":153,"slug":154},339,"Expired\u002FWithdrawn\u002FCanceled","expiredwithdrawncanceled",{"id":156,"name":157,"slug":158},340,"Price It Right\u002FOverpricing","price-it-rightoverpricing"]