The median age of first-time homebuyers in the US has climbed to a record of 40 as soaring prices and mortgage rates over the last few years delay homeownership for millions of Americans. The age at ...

If you're struggling to afford homeownership, you're not alone. In the U.S. in 2025, the average age of first-time homebuyers clocked in at 40 years old, up from age 29 in 1985, according to a new ...

Mortgage rates are at an 11-month low and could drop further. First-time home buyers could benefit from a bit of an AI assist. Mortgage rates just hit an 11-month low. That’s not hype. That’s the ...

First-time home buyers are now 40 years old while boomers purchased in their 20s. The generational wealth gap continues widening as debt burdens increase.

First-time homebuyers fell to a historic low of 21% of all U.S. home purchasers this year, according to NAR’s 2025 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers. The share has been cut in half since 2007, as ...

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 ...

Carson McDonald thought he would be a homeowner by now. But the 35-year-old engineer and his wife, a dietitian, are just beginning to search for their first home. They’re prepared to look well beyond ...

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