In May 2019, the average tenure of homeowners in the U.S. — that is, the amount of time a typical homeowner lives in their home — rose 10 percent year-over-year to 11.3 years.
Source: Inman News
We’re in a ‘homebody era,’ and that means a housing shortage for years to come
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