The housing affordability crisis is so bad that the average American first-time homebuyer is 40 years old

fortune.com/2025/11/07/housing-market-affordability-crisis-40-year-old-first-time-homebuyer

The American dream of homeownership, long a symbol of stability, achievement, and upward mobility, is facing unprecedented challenges as the median age of the average first-time homebuyer in the United States has soared to 40 years old, according to newly released data from the National…

This story appeared on fortune.com, 2025-11-09 10:23:12.485000.
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