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More red flags on the American dream of homeownership slipping further out of reach for younger generations

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American dream of homeownership slipping further out of reach for younger generations
The American dream of homeownership faces new challenges as rising prices and living costs push the median first-time buyer age to a historic 40-year milestone.
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November 19, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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New report from @housing-inst.bsky.social highlights Minnesota’s declining homeownership Rate.

Full report available at www.housingaffordabilityinstitute.org/minnesotas-h...

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November 18, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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Center for American Progress Housing Plan:

Take down barriers that make it harder to build homes.
Build more affordable homes at a lower cost.
Protect consumers and lower other housing costs.

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Build, Baby, Build: A Plan To Lower Housing Costs for All
CAP’s plan would focus federal efforts on building homes and lower housing costs.
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November 17, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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On the latest episode of Everyday Economics, Zillow Economist Dr. Divounguy highlights how policies like minimum lot sizes inhibit the free market from responding to the housing shortage.

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What incentives are home builders offering new home buyers?
Podcast Episode · Everyday Economics · 11/14/2025 · 13m
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November 14, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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Spiraling Housing Costs Behind Plummeting Birth Rate: Study

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Spiraling housing costs behind plummeting birth rate: Study
"If housing is to be a lever in family policy, the focus must be on producing the housing that families want," a new study says.
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November 13, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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Connecticut Lawmakers convene special session to address housing shortage

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November 12, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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“You can’t legislate babies by legislating big houses”

Families need steps up the ladder, not proscriptive mandates, with homes of all sizes to choose from.
To Support Families, Repair the Housing Ladder
The cost of housing is one big barrier to family formation. But simply building more single family homes isn't the answer.
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November 11, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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The housing affordability crisis is so bad that the average American first-time homebuyer is 40 years old

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The housing affordability crisis is so bad that the average American first-time homebuyer is 40 years old | Fortune
As ResiClub editor Lance Lambert puts it, the first-time homebuyer in 2025 is just as close to taking Social Security as to graduating from high school.
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November 11, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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From JPMorgan Chase

Building blocks: State and local opportunities to increase housing supply

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Building blocks: State and local opportunities to increase housing supply
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November 10, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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Commentary: The average age of the first-time homebuyer in the U.S. has reached 40, an all-time high.

First-time homebuyers make up 21% of the market’s buyers, a historic low.

"None of this is great news for the future of homeownership."

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November 6, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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Young homebuyers lose more ground in housing market as states struggle to help

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Young homebuyers lose more ground in housing market as states struggle to help • Washington State Standard
Young homebuyers have been priced out of the market even more than previously, according to a report released Nov. 4 by the National Association of Realtors.
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November 5, 2025 at 11:41 PM
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New: The median age of first-time buyers is now 40.

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Highlights From the Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers
For most home buyers, the purchase of real estate is one of the largest financial transactions they will make.
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November 4, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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Redfin: Only 28 Out of Every 1,000 U.S. Homes Changed Hands This Year—The Lowest Turnover in Decades

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Only 28 Out of Every 1,000 U.S. Homes Changed Hands This Year—The Lowest Turnover in Decades
There were 37.7% fewer homes sold this year than during the middle of the pandemic buying frenzy in 2021 (44 of every 1,000) and 31.2% fewer homes sold than during the last pre-pandemic year in 2019 (...
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November 3, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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The Hidden Cost of ‘Affordable Housing’

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The Hidden Cost of ‘Affordable Housing’
What happens when liberal cities try to circumvent the market
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October 30, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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Maryland: Housing shortage raising housing costs, driving an exodus

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Comptroller's report says state housing shortage, soaring costs fueling Maryland population exodus
MD Comptroller Brooke Lierman says her new report finds an average of 40,000 Marylanders per year moving to other states with more plentiful and cheaper housing — an exodus that's hurting MD's economy...
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October 29, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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Are short term rentals impacting the housing shortage?

Not in Utah says report from UtahTaxpayers Assoc.

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October 28, 2025 at 12:35 PM
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Study: Removing parking requirements results in more affordable housing being built

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Study: Removing parking requirements leads to affordable housing - MinnPost
Denver followed the lead of cities such as Minneapolis, Austin and Boulder, which have all recently abolished parking minimums.
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October 27, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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Builder works to keep new homes affordable for Utah families by building starter homes.

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Builder works to keep new homes affordable for Utah families
The lack of affordable houses in Utah continues to keep the dream of home ownership out of reach for many and solving the housing crisis will take more than one
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October 23, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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The State Economies Getting Crushed by the Housing Crisis

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The State Economies Getting Crushed by the Housing Crisis
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, home prices in the United States have climbed twice as fast as incomes. Now, millions of Americans are effectively priced out of the market. Surging home ...
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October 22, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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From Real Estate News: Homeownership hasn’t been affordable in over 4 years

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Homeownership hasn’t been affordable in over 4 years
Higher home prices, insurance costs and tax bills are countering the past few months of falling mortgage rates, which remain at relatively high levels.
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October 21, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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Utah may be 235k homes short in 30 years. So lawmakers look to consolidate a ‘labyrinth’ of housing efforts.

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Utah may be 235k homes short in 30 years. So lawmakers look to consolidate a ‘labyrinth’ of housing efforts.
“This is not prescriptive,” said Kamron Dalton, the managing director of operations at the Utah Governor’s Office of Economic Opportunity. “It is where we are headed if we do not change anything.”
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October 20, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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77% of Gen Z and Millennials say they are making homeownership a top priority.

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PulteGroup Survey: Forget Big Weddings — Millennials and Gen Z Want to Say ‘I Do’ to Their First Home
While many think millennials and Gen Z are spending their money and time on overpriced brunches and trying to attain the fleeting fame of TikTok, survey results show the younger generations have their...
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October 16, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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Zillow: It would take an 'unrealistic' mortgage rate decline to restore housing affordability

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Zillow says it would take an 'unrealistic' mortgage rate decline to restore housing affordability
The average 30-year fixed mortgage rate would need to be 4.43% to make the median-priced U.S. home affordable for the median-income household, estimates Zillow.
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October 15, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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U.S. Senate Passes Bill Directing HUD To Develop Zoning & Land Use Best Practices

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October 14, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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Periodic Reminder: The Housing Crisis is a Global Conversation

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How long will it really take for housing supply to catch up with demand? Here's three scenarios
Australians could be waiting a while of we're going to build our way out of this. Here's a look at three different scenarios.
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October 13, 2025 at 1:32 PM