When I was 24 and bought my first house I was a novelty amongst my friends. The only ones with homes were older and married. It never occurred to many of my single women friends that they could buy a house. If they did think about buying a house they quickly changed their mind. A single woman couldn't really take care of a house alone, right?
Three houses later I'm no longer alone. A new article on CNN Money reports that single women now account for 22% of the home buyers. In fact, single women account for twice the home purchases of single men.
I am not, and will never be, a bra-burning feminist. But these numbers make me smile--and I'm very happy to not be an oddity anymore.
As A Nation Changes, So Do Homebuyers