Real estate: Who's buying now

The nation is changing. So is the average home buyer.

By Les Christie, CNNMoney.com staff writer
January 26 2007: 3:53 PM EST (click on title above for full story)

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Changing American demographics and social norms are altering the real estate landscape: the average home buyer is very different compared with buyers of generations past.

The biggest group of home buyers by far is still married couples, accounting for 61 percent of all homes bought, according to the National Association of Realtors.