Study: Most People Think They Have Good Neighbors

Oct 25, 2018

While the potential for atrocious neighbors has been known to derail more than a few home purchases, it seems that the majority of people have no problems with the folks next door.

According the Realtor.com’s newly released Good Neighbor Report, which was compiled by Harris Interactive from a survey of 1,000 adults, 77 percent of those surveyed were generally satisfied with their neighbors, while 20 percent said they weren’t sure if they had good neighbors. Women were more likely than men by eight percent to claim they did not have good neighbors, while 48 percent of Millennials said they cared whether they had good neighbors.

And what makes a bad neighbor? Sixty-seven percent view being disrespectful of property as the worst trait a potential neighbor can have, followed by loudness (60 percent) and untrustworthiness (54 percent).

"While it's true that some people focus on what annoys them about their neighbor, it's a welcome surprise to see that people generally think positively of their neighbors," said Nate Johnson, Chief Marketing Officer at Realtor.com. "Trust and dependability plays an integral part in helping a neighborhood feel like 'home'. Building it can be as easy as stopping by to say hello."

About the author

Phil Hall

Link copied

Published

Oct 25, 2018

Analysis and Data

Fannie Mae Projects Lower Rates In 2025 And 2026

Fannie Mae's ESR Group has revised its mortgage rate projections downward

Fannie Mae’s Economic and Strategic Research (ESR) Group has revised its mortgage rate projections downward, now expecting rates to end 2025 at 6.3% and 2026 at 6.2% — each lowered by three-tenths of a percentage point. According to the group's March 2025 commentary, this ad...

Regulation and Compliance

Idaho Gov. Passes Law To Restrict Mortgage Trigger Leads

Effective July 1, 2025, the bill shields Idaho homebuyers from being inundated with credit solicitations

On March 17, 2025, Idaho Governor Brad Little accomplished what the national mortgage trade associations have repeatedly failed to do—passing a law that restricts the distribution and use of mortgage trigger leads and shields in-state homebuyers from being inundated with cre...