The typical homebuyer today is 39 years old, has a household income of $74,000, searches for eight weeks, sees 10 homes, and makes a down payment of 9%, according to research conducted by Bankrate.com. Married couples constitute 62% of homebuyers, with single women accounting for 20%, single men 9% and unmarried couples 7%. (The remaining 2% of buyers were classified as “other.”) Perhaps surprisingly, only 40% of homebuyers have children under 18 living at home. Some 36% of purchasers pay the asking price or more. Only 28% of purchasers pay less than 95% of the asking price.