Buying a home these days can be tricky with high mortgage interest rates—but these cities could be your best bet Now can be a tough time to buy a home, especially as a first-time buyer, for a few ...

A Zillow analysis identified the large U.S. metros where buying is an affordable alternative to renting. By Arnesa A. Howell Even in a tough housing market, there are major cities where owning a home ...

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 ...

While there are no official first-time home buyer loans, there are various loan types and assistance programs available to new buyers. The most popular mortgage type for first-time home buyers is a ...

Four years ago, the median age at which people purchased their first home in the U.S. was 33 years old. Now the age has sharply increased to 40 years old, a record high, according to a National ...

The share of first-time homebuyers in the U.S. has fallen to a record low of 21 percent in 2025, while the typical age of a first-time buyer has reached an all-time high of 40 years, according to the ...

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“It’s kind of a shocking number,” said an economist with the National Association of Realtors. By Julia Carpenter The path to homeownership continues to get longer, with the median age of first-time ...

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 ...