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tech <h3 style="margin-left: 0.25in;">According to the National Association of REALTORS<strong>&reg;</strong> <em>Home Buyer and Seller Generational Trends</em> study, millennials make up the largest percent of recent buyers.&nbsp; Thirty-two percent of all buyers in the past year have been 34 or younger.</h3> <h3 style="margin-left: 0.25in;">While the majority of millennials used the Internet as a source to find the home they purchased, 90 percent also used an agent.&nbsp; The quality of the neighborhood and convenience to jobs were the biggest factors in location choice for millennial buyers.</h3> <h3 style="margin-left: 0.25in;">Interestingly, while baby boomers who are purchasing homes plan to stay there for a median of 18 years, millennials guess that they will only live in their new homes for 10 years.&nbsp;</h3> <h3 style="margin-left: 0.25in;">Out of all buyers, 88% had to finance their homes.&nbsp; While younger buyers who financed their home purchase used their savings for down payments, older buyers often used the proceeds from their previous homes.&nbsp;</h3> <h3 style="margin-left: 0.25in;">In terms of selling, 60% of sellers used an agent that they found through a referral or used an agent they had used previously.&nbsp; Older generations who are selling now either wanted to sell previously but couldn&rsquo;t because their mortgages were more than their homes were worth, or are looking to downsize.&nbsp; Millennials who are currently selling most likely do so because they need a larger home or because of job relocation. &nbsp;</h3>