40. The average first-time homebuyer in America is now 40 years old. In 1981 it was 29. We added 11 years in one generation — eleven years of rent, missed equity, and someone else's wealth building instead of yours. Market snapshot — April 2026 Existing home...
More sellers are changing their minds about putting their residences up for sale, as 5.8% of all home listings were taken off the market in April. According to a new report from Redfin, April’s level of delistings tied with December 2025 for the highest share since...
Mortgage application activity slowed again for the week ending May 29, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). This week’s results include an adjustment for the Memorial Day holiday. The Market Composite Index, the MBA’s measure of mortgage loan...
Median list prices fell 2.4% year-over-year during May, according to a new report from Realtor.com. This marked the steepest decline in data recorded by Realtor.com since 2017. The national median list price was $429,500 in May, up 1.1% from April but down 2.4% from...
Pairgap, a real estate co-buying platform designed for people who purchase property together, has unveiled its Real Estate Prenup Builder, a structured agreement tool designed to provide a legal framework to define co-ownership expectations before purchases are...
The typical homebuyer’s down payment in March was $64,000 in March, a 1.5% year-over-year decline. According to a new data report from Redfin, the typical homebuyer puts down 15% of a home’s purchase price, compared to 16.1% in March 2025. Redfin analyzed county...
