For many American adults, buying a home for the first time is a key financial achievement, as well as a symbol of independence. However, the ability to achieve this milestone has changed over recent ...

Mortgage rates are at an 11-month low and could drop further. First-time home buyers could benefit from a bit of an AI assist. Mortgage rates just hit an 11-month low. That’s not hype. That’s the ...

Around 1 in 7 Americans hope to buy a home soon and many plan to use AI in the process, NerdWallet’s annual home buyer survey ...

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According to Zillow, the average price of an Illinois home has reached more than $275,000, marking an increase of almost 35% ...

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 ...

“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 ...