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 ...

The median age of first-time homebuyers in the United States has climbed to a record of 40 as soaring prices and mortgage rates over the last few years delay homeownership for millions of Americans.

“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 ...

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 Center Square) – The median age for a first-time home buyer just hit 40, a record high, according to a new report from the National Association of Realtors. The median buyer age increased to a ...

First-time homebuyers fell to a historic low of 21% of all U.S. home purchasers this year, according to NAR’s 2025 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers. The share has been cut in half since 2007, as ...

As housing remains scarce, pricey, and out of reach, the share of first-time home buyers has hit an all-time low. Just 21% of buyers were first-timers in the 12 months ending June 2025, the National ...

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 ...