Among renters who one day hope to own a home, a poll finds a dramatic increase in the number who now say that they intend to buy in the near future. Offering more evidence of a swing toward homeownership as the housing market continues to recover, the survey by PulteGroup reports that about 6 in 10 of those renters plan on buying a home in the next two years.
That's a 60 percent increase among those potential homebuyers in the past year, PulteGroup reports. "We're definitely seeing a renewed sense of optimism," said PulteGroup spokeswoman Jacque Petroulakis.
The PulteGroup survey's results fit other findings in 2012 that bode well for home prices and sales in 2013, according to Jed Kolko, chief economist of listing service Trulia.
Read more...Renters Looking to Own Are Ready to Buy, PulteGroup Survey Says | AOL Real Estate
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