Tagged: First-Time Homebuyers

CHLA calls for changes to condo financing, manufactured housing loans, and down payment assistance to revive the first-time homebuyer market

NAR finds nearly one-third of repeat buyers pay cash, narrowing the pool of financed purchase transactions for lenders

Rocket Mortgage data shows purchases involving older co-applicants have remained resilient

DPR’s Q3 report identifies 311 programs without income limits and 1,080 without first-time buyer requirements, though funded availability grew more slowly than the overall count

CHLA’s Scott Olson examines how the next Congress could reshape housing tax breaks, lending costs, and access to homeownership — and where bipartisan deals remain possible

The MoneyGuide founder’s free planning app helps buyers map when they could afford a home, with an optional handoff to its wholly owned brokerage

Realtor.com projects older owners will release 13.9 million homes over the next decade, with most of the added supply concentrated in three- and four-bedroom properties

Lenders will gain competing modern scoring options, but borrowers may not see both offered everywhere

Existing-home supply reached its highest level since 2019, but elevated payments and economic uncertainty pushed sales to a 14-month low

Only 19% would stretch their housing budget, signaling that the next generation of buyers may expect originators to search across markets — not merely across loan products