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The average age of U.S. homebuyers has reached a record high of 56, as younger Americans face rising homeownership costs. The median age for first-time buyers rose to 38, with only 24% of buyers being first-timers—the lowest share since 1981.

High home prices, averaging $435,000, and increased mortgage rates make saving for down payments nearly impossible for many younger buyers, who often lack wealth or home equity to compete with older, wealthier bidders.

With all-cash buyers now representing 26% of purchases, many young buyers rely on family gifts or loans.

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[–] peanuts4life@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Not surprising! My partner and I can really only hope we find some cheap land that's RV friendly some day.

[–] CrayonRosary@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Many states make that illegal. In my state it's illegal to live in an RV on private land for more than 3 months out of a year.

Yeah 🙃 that is an ongoing issue. It's very much county dependent as well.

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Such liberty

Very freedom

Wow

[–] moistclump@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

:(

The median age of first-time buyers also rose from 35 to 38, while the share of first-timers dropped from 32% to 24% of all buyers for the year ending July 2024. That marks the lowest percentage since NAR started tracking the metric in 1981.

That's largely due to rising homeownership costs, he says. The median U.S. home price is now $435,000, per NAR — up 39% since 2020 — while the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate has more than doubled to over 6% in that time.

[–] 11111one11111@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

But isn't the person this article cites the same person responsible for setting the mortgage and interest rates?

[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org -1 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] 11111one11111@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Bob Driscoll, senior vice president and director of residential lending at Massachusetts-based bank Rockland Trust.

Lol it's like the second or third paragraph in and his name is littered thru the article after just about every direct quote.

Honestly it took more effort for you to ask than it took to read the fucking article.

[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 0 points 1 week ago

Its cnbc fake news slop... I never click that trwcling trash but thank yoj for sharing.

Yeah that guy sounds like a shill lol