Traditionally, first-time homebuyers were in their late 20s or early 30s (1, 2). But the climb to the age of 40 reflects ...

Key Takeaways The median age for first-time buyers is 40, an all-time high. This signals how challenging the housing market is for those who want to enter for the first time.Family help and choosing ...

Buying a home in the fourth quarter of 2024 would have been like finding dirt-cheap eggs — difficult. Though home prices decreased slightly and the number of homes crept up, the market remained ...

What’s a few years here or there?The National Association of Realtors (NAR) grabbed all the headlines when it reported ...

There were marginal improvements in home affordability in the third quarter of 2025, this data analysis finds.

According to one survey, buying a first home is more stressful than certain life events — and brings some unexpected changes.

Homes remained out of reach for many people of first-time home buyer age in the first quarter of the year. Some or all of the mortgage lenders featured on our site are advertising partners of ...

Stop us if you’ve heard this story before: The housing market remains stuck. Mortgage rates remain stubbornly high. It’s the same case with home prices. Oh, and it’s a terrible time to be a first-time ...

WalletHub and SmartAsset released their rankings of the best U.S. cities for first-time home buyers. Cities in Florida, Texas, Wisconsin and Arizona ranked as some of the best places to buy a first ...

America’s residential real estate market has hit a series of unfortunate new records this year, with the age of the median first-time homebuyer skyrocketing. The typical new homeowner is officially 40 ...

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) reports that the typical age people purchase their first home in the U.S. has risen to an all-time high of 40 years old. First-time buyers represented only ...