“It varies, but on average it takes between 30-45 days to buy a home,” said Nadeem Qureshi, real estate agent at Champions Real Estate Group. Beyond the average length of time, there are many other factors to consider before buying a home. Once you find what you want and have the finances in order to buy a home, it should only take 30-45 days, but there is so much more to the home buying process that you’ll need to consider. Here are seven steps that are integral to the process and how long each will take.