First-time home buyers made up the smallest share of U.S. buyers in nearly three decades, a traditionally solid slice of the housing market whose absence is raising questions about the impact of ...

The age of first-time homebuyers climbed last year while their share of the market fell to an all-time low, according to data released Thursday by the National Association of Realtors (NAR). NAR ...

First-time homebuyers battling rapid decline in affordability: Numbers 'just not working' Atlanta Federal Reserve reports US households have to spend nearly 43% of their monthly income to afford ...

First-time home buyers now represent 45% of all buyers, up from 37% of buyers surveyed last year and rebounding to pre-pandemic levels, according to Zillow’s 2022 Consumer Housing Trends Report.

More first-time buyers rely on mortgage rate buydowns to afford homes The share of buyers who are first-timers has declined from 40% to 24% since 2008 February 1, 2025, 9:00am by Kennedy Edgerton ...

Meanwhile, sales to first-time homebuyers fell from 33% a year ago down to 27% in January. Under more normal conditions, first-time homebuyers would make up about 40% of sales, says Yun. There are ...

First-time home buyers are facing hard times as s urging mortgage interest rates, record-high home prices, ... decline for a lot of these folks to get into their first home." ...

WalletHub and SmartAsset released their rankings of the best U.S. cities for first-time home buyers. Cities in Florida, Texas ...

The Oldest and Smallest Share of First-Time Homebuyers . Back in July 2022, the NAR surveyed over 150,000 recent homebuyers who purchased a primary residence between July 2021 and June 2022.

First-time homebuyers sidelined by higher mortgage rates by Sylvan Lane - 04/28/22 5:16 AM ET. ... and the recent spike in financing terms have already led to a decline in mortgage applications.

(FOX 9) - Wisconsin has some of the best cities for first-time homebuyers, studies show. SmartAsset ranked 180 of the largest U.S. metro areas based on a variety of factors that could influence the ...