First-Time Buyers Fall to Record Low as Baby Boomers Reign Supreme
The share of first-timers breaking into the housing market fell to just 21% of homebuyers last year—a drop of three percentage points from the year prior and the lowest share since at least 1981, new data shows. Baby boomers, meanwhile, continue to dominate, accounting for 42% of homebuyers and 52%
Average Mortgage Payment Hits Historic New High, Topping $2K
Homeowners faced a sticker shock at the end of 2025 as the average monthly mortgage payment topped $2,000 for the first time—a historic milestone reflecting the combined pressure of high home prices and elevated interest rates. In the fourth quarter of last year, the average payment for existing mor
California’s Housing Market Is Still All Over the Clock—Despite Years of Reform
California has spent years passing land-use reforms aimed at making it easier to build more housing, but the state’s housing market looks anything but unified. The new Market Clock from Realtor.com® shows California’s biggest metros are scattered across multiple phases of the buyer-seller cycle: San
Congressional Leaders Insist Housing Bill Remains Priority, Despite Divided Attention
Both houses of Congress are agitating to move the stalled bipartisan housing bill. Congress wants to pass the bill, Arkansas Rep. French Hill, Republican chair of the House Financial Services Committee, told members of the Mortgage Bankers Association during an advocacy gathering in Washington, DC,
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