This statistic shows how home buyers found their real estate agent in the United States in 2018, by presence or absence of children in home. Most real estate agents were referred to home buyers by (or the agent was) a friend, neighbor or relative with 41 percent of households without children and 41 percent of households with children under 18 selecting that answer in the survey.
Ways of finding real estate agent by home buyers in the United States in 2018, by presence or absence of children in home
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National Association of Realtors. (August 12, 2019). Ways of finding real estate agent by home buyers in the United States in 2018, by presence or absence of children in home [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/610307/ways-of-finding-real-estate-agent-by-home-buyers-usa-by-kids-presence/
National Association of Realtors. "Ways of finding real estate agent by home buyers in the United States in 2018, by presence or absence of children in home." Chart. August 12, 2019. Statista. Accessed May 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/610307/ways-of-finding-real-estate-agent-by-home-buyers-usa-by-kids-presence/
National Association of Realtors. (2019). Ways of finding real estate agent by home buyers in the United States in 2018, by presence or absence of children in home. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/610307/ways-of-finding-real-estate-agent-by-home-buyers-usa-by-kids-presence/
National Association of Realtors. "Ways of Finding Real Estate Agent by Home Buyers in The United States in 2018, by Presence or Absence of Children in Home." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Aug 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/610307/ways-of-finding-real-estate-agent-by-home-buyers-usa-by-kids-presence/
National Association of Realtors, Ways of finding real estate agent by home buyers in the United States in 2018, by presence or absence of children in home Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/610307/ways-of-finding-real-estate-agent-by-home-buyers-usa-by-kids-presence/ (last visited May 19, 2024)
Ways of finding real estate agent by home buyers in the United States in 2018, by presence or absence of children in home [Graph], National Association of Realtors, August 12, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/610307/ways-of-finding-real-estate-agent-by-home-buyers-usa-by-kids-presence/