Are You Ready to Buy a Home? Wells Fargo Finds Most Prospective First-Time Buyers Aren’t and Don’t Know It
Wells Fargo released findings from a nationwide survey of 2,012 prospective first-time homebuyers conducted by Ipsos. The data reveals a significant knowledge gap: while 70% of respondents felt knowledgeable, 75% answered four or fewer of twelve fundamental mortgage questions correctly, with only one person answering all correctly.
Key figures
- Total assets usd
- 2.2 trillion
- Survey sample size
- 2012
- Respondents motivated by quiz pct
- 66%
- Respondents relying on lenders pct
- 33%
- Respondents feeling knowledgeable pct
- 70%
- Respondents knowing when to apply pct
- 25%
- Respondents unclear on first steps pct
- 88%
- Respondents answering all correctly count
- 1
- Respondents making critical offer mistake pct
- 80%
- Respondents answering 4 or fewer correctly pct
- 75%
- Respondents not understanding closing costs pct
- 90%
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