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BOSTON, Feb 11, 2006 (UPI via COMTEX) -- While some U.S. women postpone buying real estate because they are waiting for Prince Charming, 21 percent have jumped into the housing market.
In 2005, single and divorced women made up 21 percent of the U.S. house buyers, up from 14 percent in 1995, according to the National Association of Realtors' 2005 Profile of Home Buyers & Sellers.
Boston financial planner Sharon Rich said many women have a psychological barrier to buying a home because they hope to meet a mate, and delay a real estate decision until their 30s or even 40s, the Boston Globe reported Saturday.
"That Prince Charming myth really lasts for a long time," said Rich, whose Belmont (Mass.) firm, Womoney, caters to women.
The National Association of Realtors report also said that married couples dropped from 70 percent of the housing market in 1995, to 61 in 2005, while the proportion of single male buyers, remain unchanged at 9 percent.
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