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A study conducted by Countrywide Home loans found that 43 percent of women felt they did not spend enough time shopping from a home before buying one, while 23 percent of men said the search took too long.

In other areas, men and women generally agree that they could do some things to improve the home buying experience, including:

• 25 percent wish they had saved more money for the downpayment and closing costs.
• 25 percent wish they knew more about the process.
• 22 percent wish they had purchased a new home.
• 21 percent said they would have purchased in a different neighborhood.

(from The Real Estate Professional, March/April 2007)