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Generational Divide Among All Cash Buyers

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Twenty-six percent of home buyers paid all cash for their homes in 2024; the percent of all cash buyers varied by generation. Read more about home buyer and seller generational differences in the Home Buyers and Sellers Generational Trends report.

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