The average first-time homebuyer is now 40, the oldest on record, yet buying this late can leave you $150K behind in equity.

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If you're struggling to afford homeownership, you're not alone. In the U.S. in 2025, the average age of first-time homebuyers clocked in at 40 years old, up from age 29 in 1985, according to a new ...

Earlier this month, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) released its annual survey, which found that the median age of first-time U.S. homebuyers in 2025 climbed to 40. That’s up from 38 in ...

It’s up from age 38 just last year. And in the 80s, first-time buyers were typically in their late 20s. In four communities in the state, the average starter home is now over a million dollars. The ...

SALT LAKE CITY — First-time homebuyers continue to get older nationwide — and likely in Utah. The median age for purchasing a first home in the United States has now reached an all-time high of 40, ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- The image of a young married couple buying a home to begin their life journey is a fleeting one. A survey conducted by the National Association of Realtors showed the median ...

Dorienne Smith recently bought her first home, a newly built single-family house in a development outside Columbus, Ohio. It wasn’t easy. Recent rent hikes pushed her to finally decide to own, kicking ...

The median age for first-time home-buyers in the U.S. is now 40 years old, just four years after that number was 33 years old, and in the Bay Area, the market for people looking for a starter home is ...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — The average age of a first-time home buyer in the United States has reached 40 years old, the oldest on record, according to a new study. First-time homebuyers now make up just 21 ...