03/10/2026
The results are in! What surprised you the most?
🏡 Real Estate Trivia Answers
1️⃣ Front Door Fortune
✅ D) Black
Homes with black front doors have often sold for higher prices in several housing studies.
2️⃣ Biggest Private Home
✅ B) Biltmore Estate
Located in Asheville, North Carolina, it’s about 178,926 sq ft.
3️⃣ Garage Height Check
✅ B) 7 ft
The most common standard residential garage door height.
4️⃣ First-Time Buyers
✅ C) 30–35%
This fluctuates year to year but typically falls within this range.
5️⃣ Retro Home Size
✅ B) 983 sq ft
Homes in the 1950s were significantly smaller than today’s averages.
6️⃣ Pricey Property
✅ B) The One, Bel-Air
The Bel-Air megamansion known as The One sold for about $141 million at auction in 2022, making it the most expensive U.S. home sale at public auction.
7️⃣ Roof Trivia
✅ B) Asphalt shingles
They are by far the most common roofing material in the U.S.
8️⃣ Real Estate Record
✅ B) San Francisco, CA
Consistently among the highest median home price markets in the U.S.
9️⃣ Word Origins
✅ B) Death pledge
From Old French mort gage, meaning the debt “dies” when paid or the property is taken.
🔟 Homeownership Rate
✅ C) 65–67%
The U.S. homeownership rate typically sits around this range.
