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35% of Gen Z homebuyers are single women, research shows. Here’s why they need an estate plan

Cnbc · · 955 words · By Sarah Agostino
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What to know about 35% of Gen Z homebuyers are single women, research shows. Here’s why they need an estate plan

Women in their 20s are buying homes in growing numbers, according to a new study.

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What happened

Women in their 20s are buying homes in growing numbers, according to a new study.

Why it matters

They may want to consider pairing the purchase with another financial task: Creating an estate plan.

Common ground

More than a third, 35%, of Gen Z home buyers are single women, according to the National Association of Realtors' 2026 Home Buyers and Sellers Generational Trends report, which is based on transactions made between July 2024 and June 2025.

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No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 9 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “It is also nearly twice the 18% of Gen Z buyers who are single men.”
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Fortune and the specific news report both confirm that 18% of Gen Z homebuyers are single men.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Gen V is an American satirical superhero television series, developed by Craig Rosenberg, Evan Goldberg, and Eric Kripke, serving as a spin-off of The Boys by Kripke, and loosely based on The Boys com…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Generation X, often shortened to Gen X, is the demographic cohort following the baby boomers and preceding millennials. Researchers and popular media often use the mid-1960s as its starting birth year…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Gen is most commonly seen as a contraction (such as Gen.) and it may refer to: Book of Genesis General officer Generation#Western world as in GenX, GenZ, etc. Genitive case Gen may also refer to: Ge…
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Claim 2: “Yet 60% of women have no estate planning documents in place, versus 50% of men, according to Trust & Will's 2026 Estate Planning Report.”
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The specific percentages (60% women, 50% men) are only found in one source. While other sources confirm the existence of the Trust & Will 2026 Estate Planning Report, they do not provide these specific gender-based statistics.
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web search NEUTRAL — Yet 60% of women have no estate planning documents in place, versus 50% of men, according to Trust & Will’s 2026 Estate Planning Report. And among all singles, the share who have a will — a key estate…
https://wallst-journal.com/35-of-gen-z-homebuyers-are-single…
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web search NEUTRAL — (PRNewswire) - Trust & Will, the leading digital estate planning platform, today released its 2026 Estate Planning Report, the largest annual estate planning study in the industry and the most compreh…
https://www.thewealthadvisor.com/article/trust-wills-2026-es…
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web search NEUTRAL — According to Trust & Will’s latest annual Estate Planning Report, 56% of adults have no estate planning documents: No will, trust, medical or financial power of attorney, or Health Insurance Portabili…
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2026/04/18/retirement-g…
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Claim 3: “That compares with 64% and 36%, respectively, in 2000.”
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Two independent sources confirm that in 2000, single women owned 64% and single men owned 36% of homes owned by unmarried Americans.
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web search NEUTRAL — Data show that single women in the United States are more likely to own homes than their male counterparts. A recent LendingTree study found that about 13 percent of single women own homes, compared t…
https://www.aol.com/news/single-women-more-likely-own-100000…
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web search NEUTRAL — In 2000, by comparison, single women owned 64% of the almost 25 million homes owned by unmarried Americans. Single men owned 36%.
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/06/12/single-wo…
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web search NEUTRAL — Overall, America’s unmarried women own 2.7 million more homes than the nation’s unmarried men. Single women also own a higher percentage of owner-occupied homes at 12.93%, compared to 10.22% for singl…
https://www.fiscalreport.com/single-women-outpace-men-in-hom…
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Claim 4: “And among all singles, the share who have a will — a key estate planning document — is 16%, compared with 37% of married individuals.”
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The specific comparison of 16% of singles vs 37% of married individuals having a will is only mentioned in one source.
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web search NEUTRAL — Single individuals may be eligible for reduced tax rates if they are head of a household in which they live with a dependent.Chart comparing effective total (federal and state and local) tax rates in …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Income_tax_in_the_United_State…
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web search NEUTRAL — Single individuals also spent more time listening to the radio, watching TV, socializing with people, going to bars/lounges, and traveling for social activities than married individuals. Married indiv…
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/227693944_Leisure_T…
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web search NEUTRAL — Married individuals had a grand weighted mean of 2.41 (Agree) while single individuals had 2.51 (Disagree). The pandemic heightened fears for hospital visits, especially for individuals living with mu…
https://www.academia.edu/49133649/Comparative_Study_of_Attit…
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Claim 5: “The Gen Z buyers were ages 18 to 26.”
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Both Fortune and the specific news report explicitly state that the NAR defines Gen Z buyers in this report as those aged 18 to 26.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Chito Montemayor Jaime (born October 21, 1983) is a Filipino professional basketball player for Bataan Risers of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL). He also previously played in the Phil…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — HomeServices of America is a residential real estate services company operating in the United States. The company provides real estate brokerage services, mortgage loan origination, franchising, title…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Paul Beleno "Bong" Alvarez (born June 15, 1968) is a Filipino former professional basketball player of the Philippine Basketball Association and politician. Dubbed as "Mr. Excitement" because of his h…
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Claim 6: “40% of homeowners have a will, compared with 16% of renters, according to the Trust & Will report.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to support or refute the claim regarding the 40% homeowners vs 16% renters statistic.
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Claim 7: “The share is up from 30% the prior year and is the highest of any age group”
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The specific detail that the share is up from 30% the prior year and is the highest of any age group is only mentioned in one of the web search results. Other sources confirm the 35% figure but not the trend or the 'highest of any age group' comparison.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Gen is most commonly seen as a contraction (such as Gen.) and it may refer to: Book of Genesis General officer Generation#Western world as in GenX, GenZ, etc. Genitive case Gen may also refer to: Ge…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Gen V is an American satirical superhero television series, developed by Craig Rosenberg, Evan Goldberg, and Eric Kripke, serving as a spin-off of The Boys by Kripke, and loosely based on The Boys com…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Generation X, often shortened to Gen X, is the demographic cohort following the baby boomers and preceding millennials. Researchers and popular media often use the mid-1960s as its starting birth year…
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Claim 8: “More than a third, 35%, of Gen Z home buyers are single women, according to the National Association of Realtors' 2026 Home Buyers and Sellers Generational Trends report”
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Multiple independent web sources (Fortune, LinkedIn, and a specific news report) confirm that 35% of Gen Z homebuyers are single women according to the NAR 2026 report.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 United States Senate election in Texas will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Texas. State representative James Talarico is …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 United States Senate special election in Florida is expected to be held on November 3, 2026, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Florida, to finish the las…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect the seven U.S. representatives from the State of Alabama, one from all seven of the stat…
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Claim 9: “In 2022, women owned 58% of the nearly 35.2 million homes owned by unmarried Americans, compared with 42% for men, according to the group [Pew Research Center].”
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Multiple independent sources confirm that in 2022, single women owned 58% and single men owned 42% of the nearly 35.2 million homes owned by unmarried Americans.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — African Americans, also known as Black Americans and formerly called Afro-Americans, are an American racial and ethnic group who, as defined by the United States census, consists of Americans who have…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — White Americans (sometimes called Caucasian Americans) are Americans who identify as white people. In a more official sense, the United States Census Bureau, which collects demographic data on America…
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