Tag Archives: First-Time Homebuyers

Potential first-time homebuyers are facing an uphill battle, and here is why.

A push from first-time buyers reversed a two-month decline in existing-home sales in the previous report from the National Association of Realtors. Will first-time buyers drive existing-home sales again? The industry will find out this week when NAR releases the latest existing-home sales data.

First-time buyers are viewed by many economists and analysts as critical to increasing the homeownership rate, but they may run into problems if current trends continue.

The pace of home sales has risen over the last two years due to the increasing role of two key segments that have recently been absent from the homebuyers' market.

The average age range of the first-time home buyer has been skewing younger since the start of the new millennium.

Less competition heading into the fall has meant more opportunities in the existing-homes market for first-time buyers. What effect is this having on existing-home sales?

Mortgage bankers are optimistic about first-time buyers driving growth for 2017 despite some uncertainty in the market, according to a survey.

First-time homebuyers have fared well in the last decade as far as market share. Repeat homebuyers, not so much. Why are they having trouble getting out of their starter homes?

Many would-be homebuyers cannot afford a down payment because they are putting so much money toward rent, while the reason they are putting so much money toward rent is they can't afford a down payment. A recent survey shows which way they might be leaning.

While saving for a down payment remains a significant obstacle for millennials who hope to achieve homeownership, a recent survey indicates that a majority of them ARE saving.