The average first-time buyer (FTHB) was 40 years old in 2025, an all-time high age, according to the National Association of ...

A shift in the U.S. housing market may finally be opening the door for first-time homebuyers as improving affordability and rising inventory create new opportunities across several key regions.

Shared homeownership isn’t new, but who’s doing it is. As prices surge, more first-time buyers are turning to friends to afford a home. According to the National Association of Realtors, home prices ...

In November, the National Association of Realtors reported that the age of first-time buyers has incrementally increased since 2010, when the typical age was 30, to hit a record high of 40. In the ...

“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 ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – From credit score secrets to compound interest magic, News4JAX is digging into the first-time buyer programs that could help with down payments, and why high-yield accounts are ...

The first-time homebuyer market is greying. The National Association of Realtors reported in November that the median first-time buyer in 2025 was 40 years old — up from earlier in the decade to an ...

The share of first-timers breaking into the housing market fell to just 21% of homebuyers last year—a drop of three percentage points from the year prior and the lowest share since at least 1981, new ...

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 ...