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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“First-time buyers face high home prices, high mortgage interest rates and limited inventory, making them a decade older with ...

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 ...

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 ...

It has never been this challenging to be a first-time home buyer. Over the last year, as home prices inched toward new highs and the 30-year mortgage rate stayed firmly above 7%, first-time buyers ...

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 ...