Home Ownership and the Single Woman

As an engineer, 27-year-old Theresa Totedo admits sometimes she feels like a woman in a man's world.

But as owner of her own home, she's a defined leader of the pack.

The latest records show that when it comes to buying a home -- more power to the ladies. Single women, as a demographic, are the fastest-growing group of home buyers in the U.S. They totaled 22% of all buyers in 2006, according to the National Association of Realtors.

That's up from 14% in 1995. What's more is single women are the second biggest category of buyers behind married couples. Single men represent 9% of all homebuyers. ...