​"Homebody" was once a term reserved for introverts. But data is trending away from that and by 2025 more than 70% of Americans will continue with the at-home habits that were adopted during the pandemic lockdowns.

This was part of the "Bold Predictions for 2025 and the Rise of the Homebody" presented by Lia Nichole Smith, Senior Vice President of Education and Performance – ApartmentRatings.com and SatisFacts Research, during National Apartment Association's Apartmentalize Conference in Atlanta.

Smith said the increase in time spent at home shows that even extroverts fit that habit.

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