After years of working with first-time buyers, I’ve learned that most people don’t struggle because they can’t afford a home, ...

High home prices and interest rates didn't deter these three sets of first-time home buyers The share of first-time home buyers who bought a home in 2024 fell to a historic low, according to the ...

You are not imagining it: buying your first home has shifted from a rite of passage to a high‑stakes financial obstacle ...

If one of your resolutions for 2026 is to get yourself in position to become a first-time homebuyer, the time to get started ...

Realtor.com's 2025 Best Time to Buy Report identifies Oct. 12-18 as the optimal week for homebuyers, with 32.6% more active listings than early 2025, average prices $15,000 below summer peaks, and ...

Xin Janet Ge does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...

The cooling housing market is offering a chance for people who have been sitting on the sidelines to pursue homeownership, but such a huge financial move won’t happen overnight. How far in advance you ...

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, ...

Even in this fall’s cooling market, demand outpaces supply — but these buyers haven’t given up. Some or all of the mortgage lenders featured on our site are advertising partners of NerdWallet, but ...

There are several tax law changes that can help defray the cost of owning - or selling - a home. Here's what to know.

When it came to purchasing her first house, the home-buying process was the easy bit for Emma Kerr. The hard part was deciding what to buy. Kerr, 25, began her house hunt at the start of 2024 for two ...