Singles Are Falling For Their Dream Home [INFOGRAPHIC] access_timeNovember 20, 2015(Updated: Mar 30, 2021)personLes SulgrovehomeBlog Home Some Highlights: 24% of all recent home buyers were single at the time of purchase 47% of single men cite the desire to own a home of their own as the primary reason to buy 18% of first-time buyers were single women