RealtorMag
Some names may be destined to be taking up a larger percentage of your home shoppers, according to a new study. Home sales to buyers with the last names of Lin, Zhang, Wu, Liu, and Huang rose by more than 20 percent in 2017 compared to 2016. On the other hand, buyers with the last names of Burns, Porter, Jenkins, and Cole fell by 15 percent or more, according to ATTOM Data Solution’s analysis of home buyer surnames in 2017.
Researchers looked at buyer last names on more than 2.3 million single-family home sales deeds across the country in 2016 and 2017 to find the hottest names based on percentage increase in home purchases. They also looked at the family origin information from Ancestry.com, and where these buyer names are most active by local market. Their research found that the top eight hottest home buyer last names in 2017 were of Chinese origin.
