As the Colorado Springs real estate market evolves throughout 2026, first-time home buyers are encountering a distinctive array of opportunities. The current scenario in El Paso County is marked by a ...

The average first-time buyer (FTHB) was 40 years old in 2025, an all-time high age, according to the National Association of ...

After a slow end to 2025 for Colorado’s Western Slope housing markets, sinking mortgage rates are multiplying inquiries from interested buyers — but they’re not enough to have a tangible impact on the ...

In November, the National Association of Realtors reported that the age of first-time buyers has incrementally increased since 2010, when the typical age was 30, to hit a record high of 40. In the ...

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 ...

“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 ...

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 ...