Internet home shopping survey

Are you an Internet or traditional shopper when it comes to homes?

The median age of an Internet shopper is 38, and the median household income is $168,000. Internet home buyers increased to 45% this year from 28% in 2000, according to the California Assn. of Realtors’ fourth annual “Internet Versus Traditional Buyers Survey.”

Buyers using traditional methods were of a median age of 44 and had a median household income of $136,400. Traditional buyers fell to 55% from 72% in 2000.

The median price of homes for Internet buyers was $462,200, nearly a third more than the $350,000 median price tag of homes purchased by traditional buyers.