It used to be said that the average time a home owner stays in their current home is 7 years. Well that has changed in recent years. According the the National Association of REALTORS® research, home buyers say they plan to stay for a very long time (16 or more years). The second most popular answer not including “I don’t know” is 8 to 10 years.
Look at how the same question was answered in 2007.
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