SHE OWNS IT

For years, practical trade skills have often been viewed as "someone else's job." Whether it's hanging shelves, repairing a fence, installing new fixtures, or building something from scratch, many women have been told - explicitly or implicitly - that these are jobs for contractors, partners, or family members. But times are changing. Today, more women are buying homes, tackling renovation projects, and embracing DIY not because they have to, but because they want the confide

There is a quiet shift happening in American real estate, and the numbers make it hard to ignore. Single women are buying homes at more than double the rate of single men, and they have been doing so consistently for over four decades. If you are a woman who owns a home or is working toward one, this is your story in the data. What the Numbers Actually Say According to the National Association of Realtors (NAR) 2025 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers, single women now represe