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 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 ...

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 ...

Time High, Fueling Homeowner Wealth The U.S. existing-home market saw a 2.7% decrease in sales in June compared to May, with ...

Washington, DC, July 23, 2025-Existing-home sales decreased by 2.7% in June, according to the National Association of ...

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.

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 ...

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 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." ...

In comparison, overall, first-time buyers made up just 44% of the market, down from 50% in 2023.. A recent Zillow ® survey found that 62% of Black home buyers purchased their first home in 2024 ...

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 ...

Some Wisconsin cities are the best for first-time homebuyers, according to studies from SmartAsset and WalletHub. Appleton is ...