Expectations Shift as Apartment Buyers Rewrite the Rules

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Old assumptions about who buys apartments are breaking down.

Across the eastern seaboard, the familiar split between owner-occupier, investor and first-home buyer is giving way to something more fluid.

Downsizers want space without upkeep. Families are buying in clusters. Some purchasers plan to rent first and move in later. Others are choosing apartments so they can stay near family, schools and familiar communities.

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Article originally posted at: https://www.theurbandeveloper.com/articles/deicorp-link-thirdi-apartment-sales-drivers-east-coast-deiri-berry-klevansky