In 2025, first-time buyers had an average age of 40, according to the National Association of Realtors, an all-time high. And the share of first-time homebuyers on the market has decreased to a record ...

First-time buyers knocking on the door of homeownership in 2024 are shopping in one of the most difficult real estate markets in decades. Still, first-time purchasers made up 32% of all homebuyers in ...

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