The Trump Administration is working to introduce 50-year mortgages for home buyers—a plan that has drawn criticism.

Builders and lenders are increasing incentives like grants, price reductions, and mortgage rate buy-downs for first-time buyers in 2026. NAR sees these trends as key to improved affordability. AI ...

For many first-time buyers, starter homes feel like an endangered species. In hundreds of cities nationwide, so-called starter homes now cost $1 million or more.¹ Even in areas where prices are lower, ...

For generations, property buyers have started out with a modest first home, built up equity and upsize as their finances improved. But now, experts say a growing number of first-time buyers are ...

“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 ...