First-time buyers in 2026 are leveraging grants, ARMs, and resource pooling as NAR sees affordability improvements.

A first-time home buyer class can be the ticket to grants, down payment assistance and a lower monthly payment. Some or all of the mortgage lenders featured on our site are advertising partners of ...

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 ...

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Key Takeaways Rochester, N.Y., Harrisburg, Pa., and Granite City, Ill. are the top housing markets for first-time homebuyers in 2026, according to a Realtor.com study.The study looked not only at ...

With over four years of experience writing in the housing market space, Robin Rothstein demystifies mortgage and loan concepts, helping first-time homebuyers and homeowners make informed decisions as ...

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 ...

INDIANAPOLIS — The American dream for some time was working in your 20s to save up and get a house by 30 years old. Now, that median home buying age is a lot later nationwide. First-time homebuyers ...