From the NAHB, By Rose Quint on July 24, 2018 -- Fourteen percent of poll respondents are planning to buy a home within the next 12 months, and for 61% of those prospective home buyers, this would be their first time buying a home. In comparison, in the first quarter of 2018, 17% of respondents had plans to purchase a house within a year, and of those, 45% self-reported as first-time buyers.