Single women see homeownership as ‘a wealth-building tool,’ economist says, but buying remains a challenge

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Published Wed, Mar 25 20262:53 PM EDTUpdated Thu, Mar 26 20267:22 AM EDT

By: Sarah Agostino

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Single women have long outpaced single men as homebuyers — and they may be pulling ahead financially as well.

Among first-time buyers, single women have a median income of $73,000 compared with $66,400 for single men, according to the National Association of Realtors’ 2025 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers, which analyzed transactions made between July 2024 and June 2025. The prior year’s report recorded median income of $73,100 for women and $87,500 for men, which continued a long-term trend of male buyers outearning their female counterparts.

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